Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 320

"Astrolabium Galileo Galilei? Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, "Astrolabium Galileo Galilei", No. 167, Ref. 912.22. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, astronomic, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K white and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with astrolabe indications, months, and an integral 18K white and yellow gold bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded engraved bezel alternating Romanand Arabic numerals for the 24 hours, transparent case back with 4 screws,domed sapphire crystal, fluted overhanging lugs. D. Blue and matte silver,gold off-center disk with divisions of the 12 signs of the zodiac, overlappingrings representing the following indications: the Equinoctialtime, the local time, the months, the elevation and azimuth of thesun and the moon on the planisphere, the diurnal and nocturnalhours, the moon phases, the aspects in which the the sun andmoon stand to each other. Blued steel "bâton" hands, sunand moon hands and "Serpentine" hand. M. Cal. UN-97,engraved brass, 33 jewels, movement and rotor withengraved decoration, lever escapement, monometallicbalance, shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring.Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm.320