Ulysse Nardin - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII Hong Kong Friday, November 24, 2023 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Ulysse Nardin
    Year: Circa 1996
    Reference No: 759-20
    Movement No: 75W-11-17
    Case No: 10
    Model Name: San Marco Hourstriker
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 2892A2, 21 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Ulysse Nardin pin buckle
    Dimensions: 40mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Ulysse Nardin fitted presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Ulysse Nardin is most renowned for striking, innovative designs, which include the Marine, the Diver, the Classic, the Executive, the Freak and the Hourstriker, like the present example. The Hourstriker from the San Marco collection is the perfect marriage between beauty and technology, every detail is of constructed with meticulous craftsmanship and sophistication. Paying tribute to Venice's rich maritime history and legacy of artisan crafts, the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker takes the Jacquemart on top of St. Mark’s Clocktower in San Marco Venice and miniaturised it into a wearable art on the wrist.

    With only a few Hourstrikers produced a year, the present timepiece encased in platinum is of rarity. Blessed with a beautiful blue champlevé enamel dial catches light beautifully in every angle. The complicated mechanism with "Sonnerie en passant" incorporates an elaborate modular striking works that has been optimized by Ulysse Nardin for outstanding tonal and acoustical quality. Wounding the crown clock-wise powers the Jacquemart to strike the hours and half hours with precision. The pusher at 2 o’clock acts as an on/off activation for the chime, and the 4 o’clock pusher can summon the chime on demand regardless whether the silent mode is activated or not. Extremely attractive this is certainly a playful timepiece for any collection.

  • 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. 759-20
An extremely fine and rare numbered edition platinum hour striking and repeating wristwatch with automaton Jaquemarts, blue champlevé enamel dial and presentation box, numbered 10

Circa 1996
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$95,000 - 170,000 
€11,500-20,600
$12,200-21,800

Sold for HK$139,700

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII

Hong Kong Auction 24-25 November 2023