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3. Ulysse Nardin. A fine silver keyless wind open face split…
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3. Ulysse Nardin. A fine silver keyless wind open face split…
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
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Description
3. Ulysse Nardin. A fine silver keyless wind open face split second chronograph pocket watch
Date: Circa 1900
Movement: Swiss lever, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, column wheel chronograph, No.200898
Dial: White enamel, black Arabic numeral hour markers, black outer 1/5th second divisions with 5 minute Arabic numeral markers, subsidiary dials at 6 and 12 for seconds and 30 minute recording, blued steel spade hands, centre chronograph hands
Case: Polished hinged round, hinged inner cuvette, winding crown and chronograph button at 12, split second button to band at 11, No.613973
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 54mm
Weight: 141,82g
Dating from the early 20th century, this silver split-seconds chronograph embodies the strong tradition of technical and marine precision historically associated with Ulysse Nardin. While the manufacture is best known for its marine chronometers, pieces such as the present example demonstrate the brand's ability to apply its expertise in precision mechanics to highly complex chronograph constructions. Combining elegant case craftsmanship with a sophisticated rattrapante mechanism, this watch reflects a period during which Swiss manufactures competed to produce ever more advanced portable timing instruments for professional and scientific applications.
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