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  • Manufacturer: Ulysse Nardin
    Year: 2010
    Reference No: 026-88
    Case No: 433
    Model Name: Freak
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. UN 200, 28 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 44.5mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Ulysses Nardin Certificate dated November 2010 and stamped Kronometry 1999 Paris, product literature, polishing cloth, instruction manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - While a staple within the Ulysse Nardin collection for the past 20 years, the Freak can be considered today as one of the most iconic models of the brand. Originally launched in 2001, at the time it was the first wristwatch to incorporate silicon components, a peculiarity which - in the conservative Swiss watchmaking circles - created nearly as much controversy as its unusual design.

    - Technically impressive, Ulysse Nardin's dual direct escapement involves two escape wheels working in alternation, providing two impulses per oscillation. To achieve optimal performance, these escapement wheels had to be lightweight, leading to the innovative and groundbreaking use of silicon, which also eliminated the need for lubrication. The watch is additionally wound using the back bezel, and time adjustments are made using the grooved top bezel.

    - The present example, part of the "second series" model incorporates a balance wheel oscillating at 28’800 V/h, providing an accuracy comparable to that of mechanical chronometers and boasting an alleged power reserve of approximately 1 week. For reference, first series model incorporated balance wheels that oscillated at 21’600 V/h.

    - Preserved in excellent overall condition the timepiece is further accompanied by its full set of accessories.

  • Artist Biography

    Ulysse Nardin

    Swiss • 1846

    Founded 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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Ref. 026-88
An interesting, unconventional and very fine pink gold wristwatch with carrousel "tourbillon", dual escapement, seven days power reserve, certificate and box

2010
44.5mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF15,000 - 30,000 
€15,500-31,000
$16,900-33,700

Sold for CHF24,130

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