3023 - ULYSSE NARDIN · MONTRE À GUICHET

ULYSSE NARDIN · MONTRE À GUICHET ca. 1930–1935 · 14K yellow gold · 21 × 37 mm Digital time, entirely mechanical: The hour jumps in the window, while the minutes and seconds glide past on discs. Ulysse Nardin encapsulates this spectacle in a slender gold rectangle of radical Art Deco elegance. Bold, rare, and far ahead of its time—one of those watches that makes you wonder why it hasn’t long since been recognized as a design icon. Case number: 1064; inside 64 Case: Slim Art Deco shape in yellow gold with gently rounded sides. Three small windows behind Plexiglas reveal the time; side-mounted crown and hinged case back. Dial: Black numerals on light-colored discs for hours, minutes, and seconds. The hour jumps in the upper window; the minutes move along a delicate arc. Movement: Hand-wound, signed movement with jumping-hour mechanism Functions: Jumping hour, sweeping minute, small seconds (digital display) Strap: Brown leather strap Clasp: Plain pin buckle Box: No · Papers: No Condition: Gold case with slight signs of wear and clearly preserved contours and hallmarks. Plexiglass has yellowed; the hour disc shows more patina than the minute and second discs.