Hong Kong, Nov 26, 2022
LOT 426
ULYSSE NARDIN
REF. 131.77.9, SAN MARCO GORCH FOCK, 18K YELLOWGOLD, LIMITED 23/25
REF. 131.77.9, SAN MARCO GORCH FOCK, 18K YELLOWGOLD, LIMITED 23/25
HKD 75,000 - 120,000
EUR 9,700 - 15,400 / CHF 9,500 - 15,200 / USD 9,600 - 15,300
Sold: HKD 100,000
A very fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a cloisonné enamel dial, centre second. Made in a limited edition of 25 examples in 1992.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Ulysse Nardin
Model San Marco Gorch Fock
Reference 131.77.9
Year Made in 1992
Case No. 6985
Buckle 18K yellow gold UN buckle
Diameter 37mm
Caliber UN-13
Weight 57gr. (approx.)
Signature Dial, case and movement
Notes
The Gorch Fock I is a German three-mast barque. Originally built as a school ship for the German Reichsmarine in 1933, she was taken as war reparation by the USSR after World War II. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the ship sailed under the Ukranian f l ag from 1992 to 1993. In 1995, she was transferred to Newcastle-upon-Tyne for repairs, which however were never even begun. In 1999, she was moved to Wilhelmshaven and fi nally acquired by private sponsors and transferred to her original home port Stralsund, Germany, where she was re-baptized Gorch Fock on November 29, 2003. Today she is a museum ship, and though efforts are being made to reactivate her, it is doubtful whether she will sail ever again.