Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time 246-00-3 / 42 watch review

Ulysse Nardin reimagines two famous models with aventurine

Diver Starry Night as well as Marine Torpilleur Moon Phase Aventurine Watch Now Launched



Ulysse Nardin has redesigned the knobs of the Diver Starry Night and Marine Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine with aventurine, influenced by the famous independent watchmaker’s marine chronometers.



What is aventurine? How had been it born?

The actual legend about aventurine is the fact that in the 13th century, within the Venetian island of Murano, home of the famous glassmaker, a craftsman accidentally infuse copper shavings into a textbox of molten glass, therefore creating aventurine. Stone cup means " accidental".



The processing of the fragile material requires artisans with extensive experience. Very first, cut thin slices from the aventurine block. Ulysse Nardin’s dials only use elements that are completely homogeneous, free from air bubbles and equally dotted with copper rubber stamps.



Ulysse Nardin: two star-studded new timepieces

Marine Torpilleur Moon Phase Aventurine

Through the entire 19th and 20th hundreds of years, Ulysse Nardin enjoyed the reputation as the master associated with deck chronometers for navies around the world. The accuracy of those instruments is crucial for determining longitude and determining any ship's position on the higher seas. The brand won several awards for its excellence during the time and supplied its innovations to more than 50 navies, geodetic institutions and observatories.



This maritime background led Ulysse Nardin to create the iconic marine chronograph watch, reflecting his specialized capabilities. In 2017, a brand new generation of chronometers, Sea Torpilleur, was born. This watch adopts the technical and also aesthetic specifications of sea chronometers, including grooved bezels, Roman numerals, dual counter tops and rhodium-plated hands.



The new Marine Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine watch (priced at €13, 800) is actually exclusively limited to 300 items. Its 42 mm stainless-steel case sparkles with a glowing blue aventurine dial reminiscent of the night time sky.



The particular movement is powered through the UN-119 in-house movement, totally designed and assembled through Ulysse Nardin Integrated Producers, and is equipped with a si hairspring and a DiamonSil get away wheel and pallet shell. This patented treatment, that combines silicon with artificial diamonds to make the movement proof against wear and impact, was initially used on the Freak within 2007.



Double counters indicate the power book at 12 o'clock, a little seconds dial at six o'clock, and a moon stage dial, which adds to the beauty when appearing in a starry night. The watch is water-repellant to 50 meters along with comes with a blue alligator leather-based strap and folding hold.



diver starry night

The new Diver Starry Night features a charming and stunning dial inspired by the colours of the Milky Way. To produce this watch, Ulysse Nardin craftsmen overlapped two dishes, one made of iridescent mother-of-pearl and the other of azure aventurine glass.



The Diver Starry Night watch is set with gemstones on the bezel (0. eight carat) and 11 hours markers (0. 12 carat), continuing the brilliance in the Diver Starry Night. Typically the mechanical core UN-816 motion is equipped with silicon lever in addition to escapement wheel.



This polished satin-finished stainless diver's watch is water-proof to 300 meters and it has a diameter of 39 mm, making it suitable for almost all wrist sizes. This watch comes with a finely textured darkish blue rubber strap or perhaps a white alligator leather band, and the hands and twelve o'clock position are covered with white SuperLuminova, offering excellent readability even in the actual dark.