35,400 CHF
"Astrolabium Galileo Galilei" Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, "Astrolabium Galileo Galilei", No. 230, Ref. 951-22. Made in August 1988. Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with astrolabe, days and months, and an 18K yellow gold Ulysse Nardin buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, solid case back with four screws, rounded bezel graduated with engraved alternating Roman and Arabic numerals for the 24 hours, fluted claw 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. Case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes 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; moonrise and moonset; sunrise and sunset; dawn and dusk; Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
