A fine and rare 18k gold automatic astronomical wristwatch with astrolabe indications and month, Ulysse Nardin, 'Astrolabium Galileo Galilei', Ref. 901-22, No. 223 1992

18k, gilt lever movement, 33 jewels, glucydur balance, tri-colour dial, blued steel hands indicating normal time, sun hand indicating solar hour, sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, month and zodiac sign on planespheric ecliptic, temporal hours, equinoxes, moon hand indicating moonrise, moonset and phases of the moon, positions of the sun, moon and stars as seen from Earth, gilt dragon hand indicating eclipses of the sun and moon, single crown controlling all the functions, moulded circular case with hooded lugs, bezel with inlaid enamel Roman numerals and Arabic numerals for 24 hours, case, dial and movement signed, with 18k gold Ulysse Nardin buckle.

Accompanied by an Ulysse Nardin electronic winding box, certificate, extra leather strap and instruction manual.

The Ulysse Nardin 'Galileo Galilei' represents a complex wristwatch that has been cited in The Guinness Book of World Records and featured on the cover of one edition.