Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 95

"Big Blue" Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, Suisse, "Marine Chronometer", Officially Certified, No. 037/350, Ref. 266-66. Made in a limited edition of 350 examples in 2003. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's chronometer diving wristwatch with date, power reserve, two 18K pink gold bracelet sections and an 18K pink gold and titanium Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 6 screws, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel for the decompression times, protected screwed-down windingcrown, sapphire crystals. D. Textured midnight blue with applied luminous indexes, oversized subsidiary seconds dial, in the center in red numerals the date "1846", graduation for the upand- down indication at 12, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous blue "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. UN 26, blue "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.