Beware of Blast
During the Geneva Watch Days, Ulysse Nardin showed us the new and edgy Blast collection at the Geneva flagship store.
During the Geneva Watch Days, Ulysse Nardin showed us the new and edgy Blast collection at the Geneva flagship store.
The 8th edition of the Only Watch auction will be held 9 November 2019 in Geneva. The selection includes unique timepieces created by the finest brands to support the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
In this series we showcase mechanical and artistic wonders that were especially designed for women and others originally for men that come alive on spirited ladies’ wrists. 2019 brought new options for women demanding artistic and technical excellence in a timepiece. I selected a few from those presented at the SIHH.
At the SIHH 2019, Ulysse Nardin dedicated their appearance to Xtremity. In the shark tank we discovered the new Freak X, Skeleton X and an XXX themed art collection made in collaboration with Italian erotic illustrator, Milo Manara.
So far from the Freak-tech designs as they can possibly be, Ulysse Nardin preserves century-old techniques. Enamelling is what they are particularly known for. We visited their specialist workshop, Donzé Cadrans.
Although the Freak models have come out regularly since 2001, Ulysse Nardin only officially launched the Freak Out collection this spring. We visited Ulysse Nardin in La Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds to show you the first entrants of the collection as well as a look inside the manufacture.
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