Slim and sleek on the wrist, the very contemporary Diver 42mm models are designed for the deep but just as much at home in the city. Led by the Diver blue shark, they join the new school of shark-inspired diving watches launched by Ulysse Nardin late last year. The new Diver 42mm “three-hand” fleet reinforces the relaunch of the Ulysse...

Wheels in Motion For nearly two centuries, Ulysse Nardin has combined imagination, technology and engineering to redefine the world of mechanical watchmaking. That tradition began with watchmaker Ulysse Nardin, who helped transform nautical navigation from his workshop in Le Locle, Switzerland, where he produced some of the world's most reliable marine deck chronometers. Revered for their accuracy in rough conditions,...

The pioneering partnership between Ulysse Nardin the United States Navy began in 1905, when the Washington Naval Observatory organized a competition for “Precision Torpedo Boat Timepieces.” The goal of the competition was to supply the U.S. Navy with the best available on-board chronometers. These precision timepieces, given to superior naval officers, were meant to provide the torpedo boats with an...

Free-floating components under space-age crystal: Ulysse Nardin’s most spectacular innovation to date literally turns watchmaking upside down. In sumptuous white or rose gold, with a brand-new movement that seems to defy gravity and a startlingly innovative box-domed sapphire that took months to research and develop, the Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel soars high above all expectations of what contemporary watchmaking craft...

Ulysse Nardin presents its new Hourstriker Classic Samurai, a strong symbolic tribute to Japanese culture. “Samurai” comes from the word “saburai,” which means to serve or stand by an important person. Since the 8th century, this word has referred to “warriors in the service of the nobility.” But rather than soldiers or mercenaries, the samurai were fighters who dedicated their...

A very contemporary new timepiece has joined the ranks of the popular Marine Torpilleur class. Classic black, this lean clean modern machine is every bit as sleek and streamlined as the navy destroyer class of torpedo boats from which it takes its name. Initially launched with white or blue dials, the Marine Torpilleur fleet is now reinforced with this stunning...