Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 22, 2014
ULYSSE NARDIN PLATINUM SAN MARCO HOUR STRIKING & REPEATING PLATINUM Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, Chronometer San Marco, "Sonnerie en Passant - Hour Striker", No. 03, Ref. 759-20. Made circa 1996. Very fine and rare, self-winding, hour-repeating water-resistant, platinum wrist clock watch, with automaton Jack striking hours and half hours, enamel dial and a platinum Ulysse Nardin buckle. Accompanied by an Ulysse Nardin fitted box, blank certificate and hang-tag.
Three-body, solid, polished, back with 6 screws and embossed with the Lion of San Marco and signature, concave bezel, fluted lugs, blue enameled winding-crown with the logo, sapphire crystal, push-buttons at 2 for silent or strike, and repeater button at 4. Translucent blue enamel on guilloché gold with applied white gold baton indexes and Roman quarter-hour numerals, engraved white gold automaton Jack striking the hours and the half hours. White gold feuille hands. 11 1/2''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 41 jewels, two trains for movement and striking work, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.
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Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |