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Ulysse Nardin
Ref. 799-80
Royal Blue Mystery Tourbillon
A very fine and rare limited edition platinum, sapphire and diamond-set skeletonized wristwatch with tourbillon escapement, numbered 86 of a limited edition of 99 pieces
Estimate
HK$240,000 - 390,000
€27,300 - 44,400
$30,800 - 50,000
Sold For
HK$500,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Ulysse Nardin
Year
Circa 2006
Reference No
799-80
Case No
86/99
Model Name
Royal Blue Mystery Tourbillon
Material
Platinum
Calibre
Manual, cal. UN79, jeweled
Bracelet/Strap
Crocodile
Clasp/Buckle
18K white gold Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp
Dimensions
40mm Diameter
Signed
Dial, case, movement and clasp
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Launched in 2005, the Royal Blue Mystery Tourbillon was produced as a limited edition of 99 examples. The present watch displays a unique skeletonized movement with transparent sapphire plates as a replacement of various wheels used in a traditional movement to enhance the translucency of the movement. With a tourbillon escapement, the watch is sophisticated and further enhanced by an inner bezel set with diamonds and sapphires. The present example is numbered 89 of a limited edition of 99 pieces.
Ulysse Nardin
Swiss | 1846Founded in 1846 in Le Locle, Switzerland, Ulysse Nardin is a widely acclaimed Swiss watch manufacturer that earned recognition for its precision chronometers during the early to mid-twentieth century. Ulysse Nardin himself was a trained watchmaker under the guidance of his father, Leonard-Frederic Nardin, as well as master watchmakers Frederic William Dubois and Louis Jean Richard-dit-Bressel. Collectors in particular seek this brand's oversized vintage chronograph wristwatches, including the reference 7536-2.