ULYSSE NARDIN - LE LOCLE & GENÈVE - Lot 79

ULYSSE NARDIN - LE LOCLE & GENÈVE Chronomètre savonnette Exceptional and historic pocket watch in 18K yellow gold 750 thousandths with mechanical movement - Round case, smooth screw-down bezel, fluted crown, oval bezel, officer's caseback with dedication, bowl inscribed "Primé par l'État - 1er Prix 1ère classe aux concours de l'Observatoire astronomique e Neuchâtel". - White enamel dial, railroad minute track and Bréguet numerals painted in black, blued steel "Poires Roskopf" hands, small second hand at 6 o'clock. Accompanied by a period-shaped case. Case, dial and movement signed. Movement: hand-wound mechanical. Movement numbered 338.336 Case numbered :18222 Diameter: 52 mm Gross weight: 115.2 g Condition report: Exceptional state of preservation, museum piece, the watch works at the time of the appraisal, with no guarantee of functioning over time, a usage revision advised. This exceptional set of 28 watches from the Ulysse Nardin manufacture, probably the largest ever offered at public auction worldwide, brings together some of the Swiss company's most emblematic models. In addition to the on-board watches in their mahogany cases, there are several prize-winning watches from observatory competitions, six pocket watches for the French War Ministry, observation watches for various navies, and a unique chronograph with red numerals.