Ulysse Nardin unveils the Blast Tourbillon in Blue & Gold

Iconic Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin has unveiled the Blast Tourbillon Blue & Gold, the first of its series to be featured in this colourway. Dedicated to contemporary explorers, the Blast Collection debuted in 2020 as an embodiment of the house’s ‘Haute Horlogerie is an everlasting adventure’ philosophy.

Ulysse Nardin was the son of a watchmaker who founded his own company in Le Locle in Switzerland in 1846. Now more than 175 years later, the watchmaker company has more than earned its spurs through the technically beautifully executed, quality chronometers. The anchor in the logo represents the brand’s rich history with the maritime industry. The same goes for the Blast Tourbillon Blue & Gold.

Playing with transparency and authenticity, the UN-172 Manufacture caliber houses an automatic silicon flying tourbillon that oscillates at a frequency of 2.5 Hz. It also offers a three-day power reserve while nestled in a unique cage that is X-shaped. This allows light to penetrate the openwork watch, illuminating the extraordinary technical achievement that this uncompromising time mechanism represents.

Gekleed in een 45mm kast met afwisselend 18k roségoud en blauw PVD titanium, is deze specifieke kleurstelling door het huis ‘explosief en innovatief’ genoemd.

The iconic codes that express the unique personality of the Blast collection are all present in this new timepiece: the rectangular frame, the signature ‘three lugs’ that fit perfectly into the strap, the colored bezel, the verticality of the movement with the loop, as well as the platinum micro-rotor at 12 o’clock and the flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock.

Crafted with alternating components in rose gold and blue PVD titanium, and with both polished and satin-finished surfaces, the powerful 45mm case is water resistant to 50 meters. This new model comes with a blue velvet rubber strap along with an 18k rose gold and blue PVD titanium folding clasp.

The new Blast Tourbillon is a clear confirmation of Ulysse Nardin’s innovative prowess. As an independent brand that dares to take its elite watchmaking business to unexplored paths, Ulysse Nardin inspires and forges the watchmaking of tomorrow.

The Ulysse Nardin Blast Tourbillon in ‘Blue & Gold’, retailing for $67,000 USD, is available through the Maison’s own boutiques and select retailers worldwide.

Ulysse Nardin is represented in the Netherlands by Schaap & Citroen Juwellers and  Van Willigen in Rotterdam. For more information, enter the dazzling and timeless world of Ulysse Nardin.

Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time 42

Ulysse-Nardin presented the Executive Dual Time 42 mm, a reworked version of its dual time model, one of the best-known timepieces of the iconic Le Locle-based watch maker.

The Ulysse-Nardin Executive Dual Time, crafted in either stainless steel or 18ct rose gold, a 42 mm case with the three-horns signature frames, and a dial characterised by large Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock. The central hour and minutes hands are complemented by the patented indicator of the Home Time, situated at 9 o’clock. 

Thanks to its patented instant time zone adjustment, introduced by Ulysse-Nardin in 1994, the dual time function is extremely easy to use. The hour hand adjusts forward or backward with the simple touch of the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ pushers on the left side of the case. The dial indications are completed by the small seconds counter at 6 o’clock and a large date in a double window at 2 o’clock.

Visible through the sapphire crystal case back, the UN-24 dual time movement features a new oscillating weight with a prominent, encircled UN logo. It beats at 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) with a power reserve of 42 hours.

Water resistant to 50 meters / 165 feet and individually numbered, the Ulysse-Nardin Executive Dual Time comes in three versions: steel with black dial and black strap (ref. 243-20-3/42), steel with blue dial and blue strap (ref. 243-20-3/43) and rose gold with blue dial (ref. 242-20/43) with prices of Euro 8,300 in steel and Euro 19,900 in rose gold.

The Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time 42 is available at sected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful and timeless world of Ulysse-Nardin.

Kering Group is playing its part in combating the Covid-19 pandemic in France.

Founded in 1963 by François Pinault, Kering S.A. is a French multinational corporation and conglomerate headquartered in Paris, France. Its portfolio includes luxury brands specialized in the design, the making and the sale of fine products, especially in the fashion, leather-goods, shoes, watches and jewelry sectors: Gucci (fashion), Yves Saint Laurent (fashion), Boucheron (jewels and watches), Bottega Veneta (fashion, leathergoods), Balenciaga (fashion), Girard-Perregaux (watches), Alexander McQueen (fashion), Pomellato (jewels), Ulysse Nardin (watches), a.o..

The Kering Foundation is committed to defending women’s dignity and rights by combating violence against women and promoting women’s empowerment. Since 2009, the Foundation initiated 47 partnerships with NGOs and supported many social projects oriented towards women’s rights. Many of ‘their’ brands have their own philanthropic projects with the support of the Kering Foundation.

Now the Kering Group is playing its part in combating the Covid-19 pandemic in France. In the days ahead, Kering will provide the French health service with 3 million surgical masks, which the Group will purchase and import from China.

Meanwhile, the French workshops of Kering’s Houses Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent are preparing to manufacture masks while complying with the strictest health protection measures for their staff members, with production getting underway as soon as the manufacturing process and materials have been approved by the relevant authorities.

With a view to providing a lasting response to the current pandemic, Kering has made a financial donation to the French Institut Pasteur to support its research into Covid-19. On March 11 in Italy, Kering and its Houses made donations to the four major foundation hospitals in Lombardy, Veneto, Tuscany and Lazio.

More recently, Gucci responded to a call to fashion companies from the Regione Toscana for surgical masks and medical overalls, and could be able to donate 1.100.000 surgical masks and 55.000 medical overalls in the coming weeks, subject to relevant authorizations.

On January 28 in China, Kering and its Houses announced a donation to the Hubei Red Cross Foundation to help fight the spread of the virus.