Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 246

ULYSEE NARDIN ASTROLABIUM GALILEO GALILEI YELLOW GOLD Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, No. 136, Ref. 901-22. Made in the 1990's. Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with astrolabe, days and months.

HKD 120,000 - 160,000

USD 16,000 - 20,000 / CHF 15,000 - 19,000

Sold: HKD 150,000

Three-body, solid, polished, solid case back with six screws, rounded bezel graduated with engraved alternating Roman and Arabic numerals for the 24 hours, solid downturned hinged lugs. Gray and silver, off-center gold disk with division for the 12 signs of the Zodiac, overlapping rings representing the following: equinoctial time, local time, the months, signs of the zodiac, the elevation and azimuth of the sun and the moon on the planisphere, the diurnal and nocturnal hours, the moon phases, the aspect of the sun and the moon in relation to each other. Blued steel baton hands. Cal. UN-97, hand engraved, gilt, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. ASTROLABIUM GALILEO GALILEI This wristwatch was the first of the Trilogy series, which was introduced in 1985. Named after Galileo Galilei, it is a tribute to his astronomical discoveries. This timepiece was the first in the world to have all of the following complications: time of day; perpetual calendar; moon phases; moon-rise and moon-set; sunrise and sunset; dawn and dusk; signs of the zodiac; and Solar and Lunar eclipses.