Five years on from the launch of the Chronomètre FB 1, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Ferdinand Berthoud receiving the title of “Watchmaker By Appointment To The French King And The Navy,” the manufacture is presenting a new collection. Featuring a new movement, a new case, and a new design, the Chronomètre FB 2RE will be unveiled on August...

Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrick Pruniaux was in America last week to help the company christen its new Marine Mega Yacht during the Watches and Wonders show in Miami. (Pictured above with Cellini President Leon Adams) The watch’s complicated movement and ornate decoration show off some of the Swiss manufacture’s specialties to great effect. “It’s one watch, but it does a...

An extension of the Marine Grand Deck Tourbillon watch launched by Ulysse Nardin in 2016, this new complication model christened the “Marine Mega Yacht” follows the tradition of the Marine collection and the passion for all things nautical that has been a constant feature of the Ulysse Nardin Manufacture ever since its foundation in 1846. While the earlier model celebrated...

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...

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...

Introducing the Marine Torpilleur, a light, modern Marine timepiece for those who captain their own destiny. In the 19th century, when explorers roamed the oceans, the pocket chronometer was the captain’s watch, a mark of his rank both on shore and off. Ulysse Nardin’s pocket chronometers were among the most coveted – prized by naval officers and merchant captains the...