97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 481

Ulysse Nardin "Tellurium Johannes Kepler", Movement No. 87.9.004, Case No. 04, Ref. 871-99, Cal. UN87, 43 mm, circa 1992
An astronomical wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phase, signs of the zodiac, solar and lunar eclipse and 24h indicator - with original box and original certificate
Case: 18k gold, sapphire glazed push back, original 18k gold buckle. Dial: blue cloisonné enamel, central disc depicting the continents, rotating moon representing its phases, enamelled hands depicting a dragon's head and a dragon's tail.
Tellurium Johannes Kepler This wristwatch watch was the third in the Trilogy series introduced in 1992. This watch was named after Johannes Kepler, as he proved the laws of planetary motion. On the cloisonnè enamel dial is a representation of the Earth as it is seen from above the North Pole. This dial completes a rotation every day. The flexible spring on the dial separates the part of the Earth where the sun shines, day and night, to indicate the time and the place where the sun rises and sets. This spring bends according to the seasons, most noticeably on June 21 and December 21. Also based on Kepler's ideas, this watch shows the moon's counter-clockwise rotation around the earth. This complicated watch also is a perpetual calendar, indicates the signs of the zodiac, moon phases, and solar and lunar eclipses.

Sold

estimated
15.00025.000 €
Price realized
19.900 €