Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 188

Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, Suisse, "'GMT+/- Big Date'", No. 165, Ref. 226.87. Made circa 1995. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 24-hour second time zone, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K pink gold Ulysse Nardin buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished, fluted lugs, protected screwed-down blue enamel crown, serrated case back with 6 screws and the Lion of San Marco in relief, rectangular pushbutton at 2 to adjust the second time-zone hour hand backwards, at 8 to adjust it forward. D. Guilloché with applied blued steel indexes and Roman numerals, apertures for the date at 3 and at 11 for the jumping main time zone in 24 hours, white for the diurnal hours and black for the nocturnal hours. Luminous "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 20, rhodiumplated," fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, special patented mechanism to adjust the hour hand backward and forward. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.