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Ulysse Nardin
Ref. 139-10/PORT
San Marco Cloisonné Porto Bello
A fine and rare platinum wristwatch with cloisonné enamel dial, bulletin de marche, certificate and presentation box, numbered 20 of a limited edition of 30 pieces, with proceeds going to charity
- Estimate
- CHF10,000 - 20,000€10,700 - 21,400$11,500 - 23,000
CHF16,510
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Ulysse Nardin
- Year
- Circa 2005
- Reference No
- 139-10/PORT
- Movement No
- UN027-05740
- Case No
- 139-10, caseband further numbered 20/30
- Model Name
- San Marco Cloisonné Porto Bello
- Material
- Platinum
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. UN-13, 21 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum Ulysse Nardin pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by undated Ulysse Nardin Certificate stamped Carlson Watch, limited edition certificate, instruction manual, product literature, COSC certificate and bulletin de marche, outer packaging and limited edition fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The present Ulysse Nardin San Marco Chronometer features a beautiful cloisonné enamel dial depicting the sea-battle of Porto Bello. Dated to 1708, the sea-battle saw Spanish galleons and English ships battling near the English shores. It is reported that four English ships, commanded by Commodore Charles Wager aboard the flagship "HMS Expedition", attacked Spaniard General Do Joseph de Santillon's "San José. A total of around 250 cannon shots were exchanged by both sides, with 64 of them striking the ballast mound of the "San José," ultimately resulting in her sinking with all her treasures.
- Portrayed through the method of cloisonné enameling, Each dial, which is meticulously finished to perfection, requires over half a meter of fine gold wire, 26 baking processes and over 50 working hours to produce. Inside, the timepiece is made alive thanks to the COSC certified caliber UN-13.
- Released as a limited edition of 30 examples in platinum, of which this is number 20, the present Ulysse Nardin San Marco Chronometer Porto Bello is further accompanied by its full set of accessories, COSC certificate and bulletin de marche.
- Please note that the proceeds of the present timepiece will be donated by the consignor to various charities.
- Portrayed through the method of cloisonné enameling, Each dial, which is meticulously finished to perfection, requires over half a meter of fine gold wire, 26 baking processes and over 50 working hours to produce. Inside, the timepiece is made alive thanks to the COSC certified caliber UN-13.
- Released as a limited edition of 30 examples in platinum, of which this is number 20, the present Ulysse Nardin San Marco Chronometer Porto Bello is further accompanied by its full set of accessories, COSC certificate and bulletin de marche.
- Please note that the proceeds of the present timepiece will be donated by the consignor to various charities.
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.
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