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Ulysse Nardin
'San Marco' Répétition Minutes Jacquemart Forgerons, Ref. 709-20 | A platinum minute repeating wristwatch with automaton jaquemarts and enamel dial | Circa 1990
Lot Closed
September 7, 02:30 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Ulysse Nardin
'San Marco' Répétition Minutes Jacquemart Forgerons, Ref. 709-20
A platinum minute repeating wristwatch with automaton jaquemarts and enamel dial
Circa 1990
Dial: blue enamel
Calibre: nickel lever manual winding movement, 32 jewels
Case: platinum, sapphire crystal display back, screw-down case back
Case number: 5
Closure: blue Ulysse Nardin alligator strap and platinum buckle
Size: 38 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Papers: no
Box: yes
Accessories: blank Ulysse Nardin Certificate and presentation box with outer packaging
As this watch chimes the hour, the automaton to the dial appears to simultaneously strike a bell. The figure is a reproduction of one of the mythical Jaquemarts, designed by Paolo Savin in the 15th Century for the Campanile of St Marco's Square in Venice. Appropriately, the watch is housed in the so-called ‘San Marco’ watch case.