Ulysse Nardin MARINE [Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine] and DIVER [Starry Night]

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Le Locle, 18 October 2023, 10AM CET. Ulysse Nardin, independent Manufacture of Haute Horlogerie renowned for its innovative timepieces and its expertise in artistic crafts and exceptional dials, reinvents with aventurine the dials of the Diver Starry Night dazzling diving watch and the Marine Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine, which is inspired by Ulysse Nardin’smarine chronometers, the most highly-prized and reliable navigation instruments ever designed.

AVENTURINE – Legend surrounding the aventurine recounts that in the eighteenth century, on the island of Murano in Venice, home to the famous glass-makers, a craftsman inadvertently let some copper filings fall into a pot of molten glass, so creating aventurine glass, or “avventurina” in Italian, meaning “by accident”. Working with this fragile material requires considerable expertise from the artisans. Fine plates are first cut from blocks of aventurine. Only pieces that are completely uniform, free from bubbles and evenly speckled with copper glitter are used for creating the dial.

Ulysse Nardin MARINE [Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine]

Heritage & Precision

Over the 19th and 20th centuries, Ulysse Nardin earned an exceptional reputation as a master of deck chronometers for naval forces around the world. The accuracy of these instruments was crucial for calculating longitude to determine a ship’s position at sea. The Maison won awards for its excellence at the time and supplied its inventions to over 50 navies, geodesy institutes and astronomical observatories. This nautical background led Ulysse Nardin to create the emblematic Marine Chronometer, an expression of its technical prowess. In 2017, a new generation of chronometers was born with the Marine Torpilleur, a timepiece that adopts the technical and aesthetic codes of the Marine Chronometer, including the fluted bezel, Roman numeral hour markers, double counter, and rhodium-plated hands.

The new Marine Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine, an exclusive limited edition of 300 pieces, reveals a sparkling blue aventurine dial reminiscent of a night sky, set in a 42 mm stainless steel case. Powered by the UN-119 Manufacture calibre, fully designed and assembled by the integrated Ulysse Nardin Manufacture, this movement is equipped with a silicon balance spring as well as a DIAMonSIL escapement wheel and anchor. This patented treatment, which combines silicon with synthetic diamonds to make the movement abrasion and shock-resistant, was introduced for the first time on the Freak in 2007. Finally, the double counter displays the power reserve at 12 o’clock and small seconds at 6 o’clock, as well as a moon phase disc, which adds elegance when it appears in the starry night. Water-resistant to 50 metres, this timepiece is presented on a blue alligator strap with folding clasp.

Ulysse Nardin DIVER [Starry Night]

Diving into the Nebula

Inspired by the colours of the Milky Way, the new Diver Starry Night unveils a dial as captivating as it is glittering. To create it, Ulysse Nardin’s artisans superimposed two plates, one in iridescent mother-of-pearl and the other in blue aventurine glass.

The sparkle of the Diver Starry Night continues with the diamonds set around its bezel (0.8 carats) and 11 of its hour markers (0.12 carats). Its mechanical heart, the calibre UN-816 features an anchor and escapement wheel in silicon. This polished and satin-finished steel diver’s watch, water-resistant to 300 metres, has a diameter of 39 mm making it suitable for all wrist sizes. Presented on a strap in dark blue textured rubber or white alligator, it also offers excellent readability even in the dark, with its hands and 12 o’clock hour marker coated with white SuperLuminova®.

Ulysse Nardin MARINE [Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine] Technical Specifications

Ref. 1193-310LE-3A-AVE/1A – Limited to 300 pieces, 12’900 CHF / 13’800 EUR (incl. 21% VAT) / 13’600 USD (excl. tax)

Movement

• UN-119 Manufacture calibre
• Automatic movement
• Hours, minutes, small seconds, moon phase, power reserve indicator
• Silicon balance spring
• DIAMonSIL escapement wheel and anchor
• 222 components / 45 jewels
• Frequency 4 Hz / Oscillating at 28,800 vph
• Power reserve: 60 hours

Case

• Polished and satin-finished stainless steel case
• Fluted bezel
• Open sapphire case-back in stainless steel
• Diameter: 42 mm
• Water resistance: 50 m

Dial

• Dial in blue aventurine
• Double counter with power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock, small seconds and moon phase disc at 6 o’clock
• The moon is transferred onto the counter, which adds elegance when it shows itself against the starry sky
• Rhodium-plated hands

Strap & Buckle

• Blue alligator leather strap
• Compatible with R-STRAP/ rubber strap/ metal strap
• Stainless steel folding buckle

Ulysse Nardin DIVER [Starry Night] Technical Specifications

Reference & Price

• 8163-182B1-3A/3A (rubber strap)
• 8163-182B1-3A/1A (alligator strap)
• 13’900 CHF / 14’900 EUR (incl. 21% VAT) / 14’700 USD (excl. tax)

Movement

• Calibre UN-816
• Automatic movement
• Hours, minutes, seconds, date
• Silicon escapement wheel and anchor
• 205 components / 19 jewels
• Frequency 4 Hz / Oscillating at 28,800 vph
• Power reserve: 42 hours

Case

• Polished and satin-finished stainless steel case
• Stainless steel bezel set with 40 diamonds (0.8 carats)
• Concave bezel with domed sapphire crystal
• Wind rose engraved on the stainless steel case-back
• Diameter: 39 mm
• Water Resistance: 300 m

Dial

• Superimposed mother-of-pearl and aventurine plates
• 11 diamonds (0.12 carats) on the hour markers
• Date at 6 o’clock
• Hands and 12 o’clock hour marker coated with SuperLuminova®

Strap & Buckle

• Blue structured rubber strap
• White alligator leather strap
• Stainless steel tang buckle

Ulysse Nardin is the independent Manufacture producing advanced timepieces for explorers in pursuit of freedom.
Founded by Mr. Ulysse Nardin in 1846, the company owes its reputation to its links with the sea: its onboard marine chronometers are among the most award-winning and reliable ever designed.
A pioneer in innovative technologies and the use of high-tech materials such as silicium, Ulysse Nardin is one of the few integrated manufactures with the in-house expertise to produce its own high-precision components and movements. In 2001, the Maison changed the face of contemporary watchmaking by launching the first Freak.
Today, in the Swiss towns of Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds, Ulysse Nardin remains devoted to its quest for watchmaking perfection in four collections: Freak, Blast, Diver and Marine.
As of 2022, Ulysse Nardin and sister Maison Girard-Perregaux have formed an independent collective of high horology Manufactures.