Swiss steel sports time-keeping chronograph Circa 1956

Split second chronograph by Ulysse Nardin
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A large, heavy Swiss chronometer sports time-keeping with split seconds chronograph and 30 min. counter with original box, circa 1956.
This chronometer received a Bulletin as Chronomètre de Poche from the Neuchâtel Observatory in 1969 and was delivered to Federazione Italiana Cronometristi (F.I.Cr.) on 19.12.1969.
The case is steel with engraved: “FIC – Udine”. The dial is silvered, signed, has auxiliary seconds,  a 30 min. counter and split seconds. The movement is a 2/3 plate movement with a Guillaume gold screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 65 mm
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Weight: 253 g
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Signed: Ulysse Nardin, Locle Suisse “Chronomètre”
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FIC – Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Italian-English gentleman Gilbert Marley was one of the pioneers of Italian sports time-keeping. The first official structure was established in November 1921, when a group of enthusiasts founded the Italian union for official time-keeping (SICU). It was first recognized by CONI in 1924 and renamed itself to Italian association of time-keepers (A.I.Cr.). Another new name was launched on December 11, 1935, which created the Italian society of time-keepers (F.I.Cr.). In October 1941 CONI decided that the society should become an agency of the Olympic Committee. The F.I.Cr. supported the foundation of the “Fédération Internationale des Chronométreurs”, which was established in Rome on December 9, 1957.