Swiss 18 carat yellow gold hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1920

Gold hunting cased keyless Swiss pocket watch
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A fine 18 carat yellow gold hunting cased keyless Swiss pocket watch from Ulysse Nardin made circa 1920.
Four-body solid bassine polished case. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with 5 Grands Prix prices.
White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minutes track, subsidiary seconds dial. Black spade hands.
Frosted gilt movement with 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometre regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: Ulysse Nardin Le Locle Neuchâtel Switzerland
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Ulysse Nardin SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaking company founded in 1846 in Le Locle, Switzerland. The company became known for manufacturing highly accurate marine chronometers and complicated timepieces used by over 50 of the world’s navies from the end of the 19^th century till 1950. According to the last official report of Neuchâtel Observatory in Switzerland, Ulysse Nardin had won numerous awards and honors for its marine chronometers from 1846 to 1975, including 4324 certificates, 2411 special prizes and 18 gold medals at International exhibitions.

The company was taken over and re-invigorated in 1983 by Rolf W. Schnyder who transformed it into a profitable business. Since 2014, it has been a subsidiary of the French luxury group Kering. Ulysse Nardin has operated out of the same building headquartered in Le Locle, Switzerland since 1865. The company today designs and manufactures luxury watches, dual-time watches, and marine chronometers and sells its products through a network of distributors and several boutiques around the world.