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ULYSSE NARDIN. A FINE AND UNUSUAL LARGE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME ALARM WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, CENTER SECONDS AND COUNTDOWN INDICATOR
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ULYSSE NARDIN. A FINE AND UNUSUAL LARGE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME ALARM WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, CENTER SECONDS AND COUNTDOWN INDICATOR

ULYSSE NARDIN, "SONATA", NO. 376, REF. 666-88, CIRCA 2005

Closed17 October 2007

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ULYSSE NARDIN. A FINE AND UNUSUAL LARGE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME ALARM WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, CENTER SECONDS AND COUNTDOWN INDICATOR
ULYSSE NARDIN, "SONATA", NO. 376, REF. 666-88, CIRCA 2005
Cal. UN 66 nickel-finished lever movement, 109 jewels, alarm on one gong, silvered dial with applied dagger numerals, luminescent accents and hands, three subsidiary dials indicating second time zone with 24 hours, countdown indicator and alarm setting, double aperture for date, sector for alarm off/on, visible alarm's centrifugal governor under a blued steel bridge, large circular water-resistant-type case with raised bezel and fluted down-turned lugs, with alarm wind and setting through the crown in the band, patented mechanism to adjust the hour hand forwards and backwards through push buttons on the band at the 4 and 8 o'clock, alarm off/on activated through push button on the band at the 9 o'clock, the back secured by six screws, case, dial and movement signed, with an 18k pink gold Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp
42mm diam.

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Accompanied by Ulysse Nardin cardboard slipcase, wood presentation box and certificate.

Ulysse Nardin's Sonata wristwatch was in development for seven years with contributions by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, Pierre Gygax and Lucas Humair. The watch includes a patented self-winding in-house caliber and features a novel alarm with countdown indicator and dual time system with instant time zone adjustor. The patented dual time function allows the wearer to adjust the time zone forward or backward using pushers in the band, plus (+) or minus (-) to change the position of the hour hand. The home time or reference time stays displayed while the date, the alarm and countdown adjust automatically when a time zone adjustment is made. The alarm can be set twenty-four hours in advance and a display counts down the time until the alarm will ring.