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VINTAGE ULYSSE NARDIN 18ct YELLOW GOLD TRIPLE CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WATCH 100% ORIGINAL & UNRESTORED.
THIS FABULOUS VINTAGE CHRONOGRAPH WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE LATE 1940’s WE BELIEVE AND IS BEAUTIFULLY CASED IN 18ct YELLOW GOLD. A VERY, VERY RARE ULYSSE NARDIN TRIPLE CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH, WITH A UNIQUE MOVEMENT.
A HIGH-GRADE VALJOUX 72C, MODIFIED BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT THE HOUR-RECORDER, FOR A LESS CLUTTERED LOOK TO THE DIAL LAYOUT. NOT USED BY ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER, ONLY NARDIN AND ON THIS MODEL. IN 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION, UN-POLISHED GLASS AND THE ORIGINAL SEWN-ON STRAP.
IT IS A LARGE WATCH, MEASURING 37mm ACROSS THE BEZEL (NOT INCLUDING THE CROWN) AND 44mm TIP TO TIP. THE CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH NO DINGS OR SERIOUS SCRATCHES .THE LUGS HAVE FIXED GOLD STRAP-BARS AND THE STRAP IS STILL SEWN ON TO THE LUGS. NICE SHARP EDGES TO THEIR CHAMFERS ON THE LUGS AND BEZEL, RETAINING THE ORIGINAL BRIGHT YELLOW POLISHED FINISH WITH BRUSHED SATIN SIDES.
FULLY HALLMARKED INSIDE THE BACK WITH SWISS 18KT GOLD MARKS AND INDIVIDUALLY SERIAL NUMBERED 637070, WITH THE ULYSEE NARDIN SHIELD STAMP.
THE BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL TWO-COLOUR SILVERED DIAL IS QUITE EXCEPTIONAL AND FLAWLESS. UN-CLUTTERED BY THE SUBTRACTION OF THE HOUR-RECORDER, INNER 1/5th OF A SECOND SCALE, OUTER TELEMETER SCALE AND 31 DAY CALENDAR SCALE AROUND THE PERIPHERY IN BLUE. THE HANDS, WITH BLUED STEEL CALENDAR HAND ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.
SIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER ULYSSE NARDIN,THE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, HIGH GRADE MODIFIED VALJOUX 72C MOVEMENT (EARLY VERSION) WITH COLUMN WHEEL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND APPEARS TO RUN WELL. WINDING AND SETTING AS IT SHOULD, THE CHRONOGRAPH STARTS PROMPTLY AND SNAPS BACK SMARTLY AS IT SHOULD.
THE WATCH IS IN REMARKABLE ORIGINAL CONDITION, IN CLOSE TO ‘NEW OLD STOCK’ CONDITION I WOULD SAY, WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT RUBBING FROM MINIMAL USE OVER THE YEARS. CONTAINED IN IT's ORIGINAL LEATHER COVERED, VELVET LINED FITTED BOX, WHICH IT HAS PROBABLY SPEND MOST OF IT's LIFE IN.
THIS VERY RARE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL CHRONOGRAPH LOOKS OUTSTANDING ON THE WRIST. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER ONE OF THESE FOR SALE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS WONDERFUL ORIGINAL CONDITION.
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