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Ulysse Nardin
The Trilogy of Time A set of three limited edition pink gold automatic celestial wristwatches, Circa 2000
Auction Closed
June 10, 06:06 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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The Trilogy of Time
A set of three limited edition pink gold automatic celestial wristwatches, Circa 2000
Reference 876-99 Tellerium Johannes Kepler
A limited edition pink gold automatic celestial dual time wristwatch with month, signs of the zodiac, moon phases and day/night indication
Dial: blue cloisonné enamel dial
Caliber: finely pierced and engraved automatic
Movement number: 87.13.080
Case: 18k pink gold, sapphire display back
Case number: No. 15/20
Closure: 18k pink gold Ulysse Nardin buckle
Size: diameter 43 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Reference 996-77 Astrolabium Galileo Galilei
A limited edition pink gold automatic celestial wristwatch with equinoctial time, local time, months, signs of the zodiac, elevation and azimuth of the sun and moon on a planisphere, diurnal and nocturnal hours, and moon phases
Dial: tri-color dial below a rotating sapphire disc
Caliber: finely pierced and engraved automatic
Movement number: 91.7.326
Case: 18k pink gold , sapphire display back
Case number: No. 15/20
Closure: 18k pink gold Ulysse Nardin buckle
Size: diameter 40 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
References 836.77 Planetarium- Copernicus
A limited edition pink gold automatic celestial wristwatch with revolving dial discs representing six planets, months, signs of the zodiac, sun and moon indication, and domed sapphire crystal representing 12 planetary sectors from earth's perspective
Dial: blue and pink dial composed of revolving rings, sapphire crystal subdivided in 12 sectors
Caliber: finely pierced and engraved automatic
Movement number: 80.311
Case: 18k pink gold, sapphire display back
Case number: No. 15/20
Closure: 18k pink gold Ulysse Nardin buckle
Size: diameter 40 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Uylsse Nardin limited edition winding presentation box, three bi-folds, three Certificate cards, world service booklets, instructional booklets for each timepiece, a set of watch tools, and polishing cloth
First launched in the mid 1980’s, the “Trilogy of Time” line of watches were produced to honor three brilliant names in the world of astronomy: Galileo Galilei, Copernicus, and Johannes Kepler.
In the 16th century, the study of astronomy took a dramatic turn when the Pole, Nicolaus Copernicus refuted the Ptolemaic theory of an Earth-centered universe and demonstrated that the movement of the planets can only be explained by assuming the central position of the Sun.
The Italian Galileo found evidence to support the Copernican heliocentric theory after the invention of the telescope. Apart from discovering the phases of Venus and four moons orbiting Jupiter and thus proving that Copernicus was right, he also made the discovery that the Milky Way was made of a myriad of individual stars. Subsequently, Joannes Kepler, assistant to Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and using his data, formulated the laws of planetary motion after discovering the elliptical orbits and varying speeds of the different planets.
Conceived by the groundbreaking haute horologist Ludwig Oechslin and first launched in 1985, The Astrolabium wrist-watch was the first of a Trilogy of Time with its complex instrument indicates the position of the Sun, the Moon and the stars as seen from Earth, and in addition, it also tells sunrise and sunset, dawn and dusk, moon phases, moonrise and moonset, eclipses of sun and moon.
The Planetarium Copernicus shows the astronomical positions of the five main planets in relation to the Sun and the Earth and was launched in 1988, with third and last instrument of the Trilogy is the Tellurium Johannes Kepler unveiled in 1992.
The current Trilogy launched in 2010, are cased in 18k pink gold with dials designed to offer a harmony between the three pieces. The Trilogy of time was offered in pink gold, yellow gold, and platinum.