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Ulysse Nardin. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar astronomical wristwatch with guarantee and box
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Ulysse Nardin. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar astronomical wristwatch with guarantee and box

SIGNED ULYSSE NARDIN, ASTROLABIUM GALILEO GALILEI, NO. 133, REF. 971-22, MOVEMENT NO. 91.7.363, CIRCA 2007

Closed11 May 2015

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Ulysse Nardin. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar astronomical wristwatch with guarantee and box
Signed Ulysse Nardin, Astrolabium Galileo Galilei, No. 133, Ref. 971-22, movement no. 91.7.363, circa 2007
Automatic jewelled movement, rotor pierced and engraved with Ulysse Nardin logo, two-tone silvered and grey dial with analogical and perpetual representation of the Gregorian calendar, solar hand indicating solar hour, sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk, indication for month, day, zodiac sign, location of the sun, equinox and solstice, cardinal points and temporal hours, moon hand indication of the rise and setting of the moon, moon phases, lunar position, blued steel dragon hand indicating solar and lunar eclipses, circular case, hooded lugs, bezel with inlaid black enamel Roman numerals and Arabic 24 hours indication, back secured by four screws, 18K gold Ulysse Nardin buckle, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Ulysse Nardin International Guarantee Certificate dated March 2007 stamped by Swiss retailer La Serlas, Zurich, and with original invoice dated March 2007. Furthermore delivered with original fitted wooden presentation box.

The Astrolabium Galileo Galilei, launched in 1985, displays local and solar time, the orbits and eclipses of the sun and the moon and the positions of several major stars. This reference is part of Ulysse Nardin's Astronomical Trilogy consisting of the Astrolabium Galileo Galilei, the Planetarium Copernicus and the Tellurium Johannes Kepler models.

A similar watch is illustrated in Armbanduhren - 100 Jahre Entwicklungsgeschichte by Kahlert, Mühe, Brunner, 5th edition, p. 430, pl. 1478.