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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

LOT 145

Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Geneva, Suisse, No. 20837, case No. 369337, circa 1915. Very fine silver and gold keyless lever chronometer with special balance, winner of the ?Bulletin 1ère Classe de Observatoire Astronomique de Neuchatel?. Accompanied by fitted box and certificate.

HKD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 2,100 - 2,600 / USD 2,500 - 3,200

Sold: HKD 27,600

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, the back engraved with coat of arms, gold hinges, lips and bow, silver, hinged cuvette.D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 42 mm (19???), rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 20 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with special alloy Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

These watches were adjusted by the best Swiss adjusters and cost several times more than a regular watch.