Ulysse Nardin - Astrolabium Galileo Galilei - 901-22 - Unisex - 1990-1999

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

Three-body, solid, polished, solid case back with 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.
Calibre UN-97, hand engraved, gilt, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.
Case and movement signed.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Thickness: 13 mm.

Purchased in 2015 by the current owner, in an international auction. Serviced in 2017, all complications set at 12:00, 28th of April 2017, crown blocked to keep the settings. Never used since, kept in storage.

Scope of sale: watch, Ulysse Nardin travel box, service note and tag with date and time of setting.

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