164 Ulysse Nardin A highly attractive, commemorative and limited edition, San Marco, automatic wristwatch in platinum, cloisonné enamel dial featuring Chillon Castle, limited to 10 pieces.
Estimate: € 10.000 – 20.000
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- Model San Marco "Chillon Castle"
- Year Circa 2000s
- Reference 139-70-9
- Case Material Platinum
- Case Number N°8/10
- Bracelet Material Leather strap
- Movement Automatic, cal.13.14, 21 jewels
- Movement Number 12'478
- Dimension 37mm Diameter
- Signed Case, dial and movement
- Accessories Accompanied by booklets.
A poetic testament to Ulysse Nardin’s artistic and nautical heritage, this San Marco “Chillon Castle” wristwatch represents one of the most refined expressions of Swiss enamelling at the turn of the millennium. Ulysse Nardin built its reputation on marine chronometers of exceptional precision, earning international acclaim as early as the 1862 London Exhibition and becoming a trusted supplier to navies worldwide. Revived in 1983 by Rolf Schnyder in collaboration with Ludwig Oechslin, the maison boldly embraced mechanical virtuosity while safeguarding métiers d’art that were all but disappearing. The San Marco collection became a natural canvas for this ambition, and this platinum example, number 8 of just 10 pieces, stands among its most evocative achievements.
The dial is a miniature work of art, realised through the painstaking cloisonné technique and multiple grand feu firings, where gold wires define the composition before successive layers of powdered enamel are fused at extreme temperatures. The result is a luminous, almost three-dimensional depiction of Chillon Castle, rising from Lake Geneva against the snow-capped peaks of the Dents du Midi, each tonal variation achieved through subtle differences in enamel depth and firing. Housed in a classical 37 mm platinum case of elegant thinness, it shows polished surfaces, stepped lugs and scalloped crown executed with quiet confidence. It encapsulates a moment when Ulysse Nardin proved that high watchmaking could be both mechanically serious and profoundly artistic.
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