Ulysse Nardin Tellurium J. Kepler Limited

It is a timepiece that rotates the Earth in its true geographical shape seen from above the North Pole. A flexible spring bends from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn to reveal the part of the Earth lit by the Sun and to indicate the time and place of sunrise and sunset. The moon rotates around the Earth. The dragon hand indicates the eclipses of the sun and the moon. The perpetual calendar completes one turn each year. It is limited to only 99 pieces. It has a platinum case, sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 30 meters.

Maxi Marine Diver Limited Edition

Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Diver Limited Edition with a very nice look.

• Officially certified chronometer movement.
• Power reserve indicator.
• Oversized seconds-hand.
• Screw down security crown.
• Unidirectional turning bezel. Ref. Nr.260-32-3A.
• Diameter: 42.7 mm. 18 ct white gold case. Blue dial.
• Movement UN-26.
• Power-reserve of approx. 42 hours.
• Self-winding.
• Water-resistant to 200 meters.
• Sapphire crystals.
• Strap: Rubber bracelet with 2 WG elements.
• Buckle type: Deployant clasp.

Sonata

Ulysse Nardin proudly unveils the Sonata, a unique and amazing multifunctional mechanical instrument. It is an in-house development, inspired by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, constructed by Pierre Gygax and Lucas Humair, executed by the UN Dream Team conducted by Rolf Schnyder.

The in-house engineers and technicians of Ulysse Nardin spent nearly seven years on the development of this patented self-winding in-house caliber.

It combines the novel Alarm setting with a Countdown indicator and the Dual time system with the instant time zone adjustor conceived by Dr. Oechslin and featured in many Ulysse Nardin watches.

This patented Dual time function permits time zone adjustments forward and backward by simply pressing the pushers plus (+) or minus (-) to change the position of the hour hand. The original home time (reference time) stays displayed while the date, the Alarm and Countdown adjust automatically when a time zone adjustment is made.

The melodic chiming of the Alarm is based on a novel 24 hours mechanism which allows setting the Alarm 23 hours ahead, for 7.35 pm the same day or 7.35 am the next day. The Sonata will be available in red or white 18kt gold and comes with a deployant clasp. The case is individually numbered and water-resistant to 30 meters.

New Maxi Skeleton

Ulysse Nardin is well known for developing and producing specialized timepieces of the highest technical level in limited editions. Using the company's patented inventions, these often include complications offered by no other watchmaker, such as the renowned Trilogy of Astrolabium, Planetarium and Tellurium; the Jaquemart Minute Repeater and the Hour Striker San Marco. Now, Ulysse Nardin has launched the 'Maxi Skeleton', a watch with a hand-engraved skeleton movement that acts as the dial.

By showing the manual wind movement of the Maxi Skeleton, Ulysse Nardin flamboyantly displays the the hundreds of tiny pieces combined in an intricate web of gears and wheels - a true masterpiece both from a workmanship and visual perspective.

The watch case is 43.5mm in diameter and available in 18ct rose gold (ref. 3006-200) and 18ct white gold (ref. 3000-200). Both are limited to 80 pieces.

History of Ulysse Nardin

Ulysse Nardin is a watch manufacturer founded in 1846 in Le Locle, Switzerland. Historically Ulysse Nardin was best known for being a manufacturer of marine chronometers, but today Ulysse Nardin produces complicated mechanical watches.

Founder, watchmaker Ulysse Nardin, was an accomplished watchmaker who studied horology under his father, Leonard-Frederic Nardin, Frederic William Dubois and Louis JeanRichard-dit-Bressel, in Switzerland.
Before the advent of quartz timepieces, merchant and military ships relied on highly accurate mechanical timepieces known as marine chronemeters. The best known of these was the M,GR.F model by Ulysse Nardin. Copies of this model were used by Hamilton to supply the US Navy and by Seiko for the Japanese navy. Of the 4,504 certificates for marine chronometers issued 4,324 were issued to Ulysse Nardin (Lucien F Trueb, Watchtime).

In 1983, Ulysse Nardin was purchased by Rolf W. Schnyder, its current President. At about the same time, Schnyder also discovered Dr Ludwig Oechslin, a scientist, inventor, historian and watch-maker extraordinaire. In a unique relationship of professional cooperation and personal friendship, Schnyder and Oechslin created timepieces that had never before existed.

The Ulysse Nardin collection is in the proud tradition of quality and mechanical innovation. Its consistent excellence had also been recognized by the award of 18 international gold medals and 4,300 first prizes in chronometric excellence.
In its over 150 years of history, Ulysse Nardin had been widely respected as a specialist in marine chronometers. Among the most reliable and accurate ever made, Ulysse Nardin’s marine chronometers are still sought by collectors around the world, and have seen service with the navies of some 50 countries.
Today, Ulysse Nardin continues to develop and produce specialized timepieces of the highest technical level in limited editions. Using the company’s patented inventions, these often include complications offered by no other watchmaker, such as the renowned Trilogy of Astrolabium, Planetarium and Tellurium; the Jaquemart Minute Repeater and the Hour Striker San Marco.
Ulysse Nardin was also responsible for the revival of the craft of cloisonné watches in the 1980s, when this art was thought to be extinct.