105th Auction
2021/11/13
Lot 338
Ulysse NardinAstrolabium Galileo Galilei
A heavy, astronomical wristwatch with indications of 24-hours, month, day, zodiac, analogue and perpetual Gregorian calendar, position of sun, moon and stars, eclipse of sun and moon - with original box
estimated
17.500—22.500 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
18 K gold, screwed on glazed back, solid 18 K gold bracelet, bracelet length 145 mm, total length 195 mm.
Dial
Multi-coloured planispheries, sun, moon and snake hand.
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.038
Ref.981-22
Diam.40 mm
Circa1992
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.137 g
Along with an unprecedented array of astronomical indications, the Astrolabium Galileo Galilei displays the position of Sun, Moon, and stars from any location on Earth. The movement is fitted in a 40 mm case, which is only 12.8 mm high. This is one of the few examples delivered with a solid 18 K gold bracelet.
Ulysse Nardin launched this highly sophisticated tool in 1985 – it marked the beginning of the remarkable cooperation between the brand’s owner at the time, Rolf W. Schnyder, and visionary watchmaker Professor Ludwig Oechslin. The Astrolabium Galileo Galilei entered in the Guinness Book of Records in February 1989.