A Fine quality mahogany cased deck chronometer by Ulysse
Nardin, Le Locle & Genève, No. 3018, circa 1937.
The brass-bound three-tier mahogany case with brass
maker's label to the top and numbered to the front,
original velvet lined, nickel plated hinges and original
hand set key, all in excellent original condition.
The 2¾" silvered and engraved dial with Roman chapters,
blued steel spade hands, 56-hour power reserve indicator
below the XII, signed to the centre 'ULYSSE NARDIN LOCLE
& GENÈVE', with seconds subsidary and numbered in red
'3018' within the circle.
The fully serviced 56 hour three-quarter plate gilt
movement with maker's mark and No. 3018, with Earnshaw's
spring detent escapement, compensated cut bi-metallic
balance, with Breuget blued steel spring and regulator,
fully jewelled to the centre arbor. Cased within a
polished brass bowl, with screwed bevelled glass front
cover and hand nut at the rear for winding.
Blued steel hands.
An excellent item by the eminent Swiss makers, most
probably made for a luxury yacht, fully serviced and
rated to the highest standard by our horologist who is a
Fellow of the British Horological Institute and
recipient of the 1977 Worshipful Clockmakers Company
bronze medal.