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Ulysse Nardin. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic minute repeating automaton wristwatch with enamel dial and jacquemarts
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Ulysse Nardin. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic minute repeating automaton wristwatch with enamel dial and jacquemarts

SIGNED ULYSSE NARDIN, SAN MARCO MODEL, NO. 23, REF. 701-22, MANUFACTURED IN 1993

Closed9 November 2015

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Ulysse Nardin. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic minute repeating automaton wristwatch with enamel dial and jacquemarts
Signed Ulysse Nardin, San Marco Model, no. 23, ref. 701-22, manufactured in 1993
Mechanical movement, minute repeating on two gongs, translucent royal blue enamel dial over engine-turning, applied Roman and baton numerals, two applied automaton jacquemart figures striking a bell on the hours, quarters and minutes in unison with the repeating function, circular case, downturned fluted lugs, glazed display snap on back, repeating slide in the band, 18K Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
38 mm. diam.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Ulysse Nardin the present watch was manufactured in 1993.

Launched in the 1980s, Ulysse Nardin's San Marco paid tribute to late 17th century watchmaking by creating minute repeating watches combined with an automaton, the dials featuring jacquemarts, a world's premiere. Rolf Schnyder, owner of Ulysse Nardin at the time, commissioned the renowned watchmaker Christophe Clarets with the development of the movements, launching the firm's tradition of producing complicated automated wristwatches, made in limited editions only.