Discover the new limited-edition Freak S by Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin's Vertical Odyssey begins last year with a series of watches that embody the brand's heritage of creations inspired by the deepest parts of space and ocean. This year, Ulysse Nardin is back with three new watches for the 2022 Watches and Wonders celebration. As part of the launch of the new collection, Ulysse Nardin is proud to present the Freak S, a watch that combines luxurious design with innovative sports technology. The 45mm Freak S features a black ceramic, titanium and 5N rose gold case with its name proudly emblazoned between the bottom lugs. The open dial design draws inspiration from space, and the base mimics a starlit night. The dial is also the main stage for Ulysse Nardin's first complex double oscillator,

The Freak S is powered by the in-house Ulysse Nardin UN-251 movement responsible for maintaining an impressive 72-hour power reserve. The back cover has a "Grinder" that acts as a winder, specifying the action by turning the outer part counterclockwise. The sapphire crystal showcases the modern movement design, and the Freak S caseback also includes a specification engraving to denote the limited edition launched by Ulysse Nardin. Each 75-piece version comes with an elegant bi-material black alligator and gold calfskin strap, with the option of a traditional black alligator strap.

2022 Ulysse Nardin New Blast Lunar Fantasy: Fly to the Moon!

Swiss high-end watchmaking brand Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin uses extraordinary design to interpret the brand's astronomical complications with profound technical accumulation, and launches a new Blast Moon Fantasy World Time Watch. Continuing the geometric shape case design of the Blast series, the new masterpiece uses a reimagined watchmaking mechanical structure to faithfully reproduce the orbit of the sun and the cycle of moon phase changes from the perspective of the earth, leading astronomical timepiece enthusiasts to embark on a new interstellar " Odyssey" tour. As a sequel to the "Astronomy Trilogy" created by watchmaker Ludwig Oechslin nearly 40 years ago, this new Blast series presents the astronomical observations observed by humans in a modern and intuitive display. The operation of the world is subtly presented on the wrist, showing the romantic poetry of the vast universe.

"I'm glad I've created timepieces and astronomical clocks that allow people to think about their place in the universe, or realize that we humans are not the center of the world." - Ludwig Ocklin
The new Blast Moon Rhapsody recreates the orbital motion of the sun, the trajectory of the moon, and the display of tidal changes as seen from the surface. In order to interpret the dance of the sun and the moon in a straightforward and poetic way, the watch adopts an earth-centric display design, even if you don’t understand astronomy at all, you can directly see the mystery.

The vast and splendid starry sky is a map that guides navigators, a romantic sustenance between lovers, and an ancient basis for human civilization to measure time and calendar. When we stand on the surface and look up at the dance of the sun and the moon in the sky, the earth seems to be always at the center of the universe. With the rise and fall of the sun and the moon, day and night and the seasons alternate continuously. The time mystery contained in the dance of the sun and the moon can only be deciphered by a discerning astronomer. As early as the Bronze Age, astronomical observatories have been established to formulate calendars accurate to the sky based on astronomical observations. Through painstaking research, astronomers of all dynasties have gained insight into the laws of the vast starry sky.

"Why build an astronomical watch? Because the laws of all things in the world can be revealed mechanically and thus appear on the dial. Capturing the flow of time is the art of the watchmaker; breaking free from the shackles of time is the art of the philosopher. The Ulysse Nardin Blast not only captures time, but more importantly, allows people to unleash their imaginations effortlessly.” - Ludwig Oaklin

"Solar energy nurtures life, but it also destroys life. The moon moves the tides, and it also inspires people's musical inspiration and dreams at night." - Ludwig Ocklin

Like all watches with a detailed astronomical display, the Blast Moon Rhapsody seems to condense the huge tower clock in a bustling town at the end of the Middle Ages into a square inch. The watch continues the design of traditional astronomical instruments, the information display is clear and easy to read, and the internal mechanical structure is exquisite and complex, which can simultaneously display different times in 24 time zones around the world established by the Washington International Longitude Conference in 1884. The main display time zone can be toggled forward or backward in one-hour increments by simply pressing the button on the left side of the case.

The Blast Moon Rhapsody watch also has a precision moon phase complication, and the moon logo on the dial can display the bright side of the moon facing the sun in real time, making the dial more vivid. By presenting the romantic and dreamy moon phase changes from a scientific point of view, the watch will become the love of the pursuit of extraordinary timepieces, and it is also a practical tool for sailing explorers. Since its establishment in 1846, Ulysse Nardin has forged an indissoluble bond with navigators. With the simple and low-key display design of the watch, the navigator only needs to observe the movement of the sun and the moon in their respective elliptical orbits on the dial. When it is in line with the Earth, the date of the spring tide can be predicted at a glance.

Put human beings at the center of the universe

Continuing the ingenious creativity of Ludwig Oaklin's astronomical trilogy since 1985, the design of the new Blast Moon Rhapsody watch is not based on Copernicus's heliocentric theory, but takes the earth as the perspective to let life We on Earth can more intuitively spy on the mysteries of the celestial phenomena.

In order to make people feel as if they are in the center of the universe when looking at the watch, the designer and master Ludwig Ocklin decided to use the northern hemisphere world map seen from the north pole as the sapphire crystal. center of. In order to enhance the three-dimensional effect, the earth disc adopts a dome-shaped design, showing the continental pattern observed from the North Pole by micro-engraving techniques, and is covered with sapphire crystal glass protection. A small triangular hand coated with fluorescent material indicates the date.

Under the three-dimensional globe logo, two slowly sliding hands show the precise characteristics and modern aesthetic design style of the Blast series. The pointer adopts a gradually narrowing sword-shaped shape, which is clear when reading, and the middle part is coated with a sufficient amount of luminous material, so that the time can be clearly identified even in a completely dark environment. The hands generally indicate the local time in the wearer's time zone, but can also be used to indicate the time in another time zone selected by the wearer in any of the 24 time zones. The fixed outer ring of the dial is marked with the names of the cities representing the 24 time zones. The watch is equipped with an ingenious patented dual-time-zone quick-adjustment device, which can adjust the time zone forward or backward by simply pressing the two rectangular buttons on the left side of the case. The design of this Universal Time feature is simple and intuitive, making it very useful for travelers across time zones. In addition, the watch is also equipped with exquisite astronomical complications.

Interstellar "Waltz" from Earth's Perspective

When creating the Lunar Rhapsody watch, Dr. Ludwig Oaklin, who had designed an extraordinary and complex astronomical watch in the 1980s, agreed with the Ulysse Nardin research and development team that the design should avoid cumbersome and complicated designs, and try to use a simple and elegant display method. , so that everyone can get a glimpse of the mystery of the operation of the celestial bodies.

The final product certainly achieved this ambitious goal. This 45 mm diameter chronometer is crafted in black ceramic and black DLC-coated titanium, with a strap also in black alligator leather, velvet or rubber.

The aventurine dial resembles a starry night sky, against which the time indicated by the central hand is clearly legible. In addition, according to the global city names marked on the fixed outer ring of the dial, and the corresponding hour markers on the rotating disc (where the 12 o’clock scale is replaced by the sun embossed logo), the time around the world can also be read. The watch is also equipped with a dual-time-zone quick-adjustment device, which can switch the main display time zone in hours by simply pressing the two buttons on the left side of the middle of the case, and display the time of a specific country on the dial, while the previous time zone was displayed. The current time can be read corresponding to the reference city. This functional watch also has a moon phase window, which visually shows the moon phase gain and loss through the relative position change between the moon mark and the three-dimensional sun mark at 12 o’clock on the reference time zone display.

The R&D team reproduced the elliptical lunar orbit on the dial. For practical reasons, the lunar orbital plane is set to be in the same plane as the Earth's ecliptic plane, and the circular moon phase window is placed at the apogee of the orbit. The aperture disc is connected to a complex gear train that drives the lunar emblem to make a complete revolution per day, making the side facing the sun appear as a bright side, while orbiting the dial every 29 days, 12 hours, 41 minutes and 9.3 seconds – this is exactly what It is a complete cycle of moon phase changes, also known as the "synodic month" (the actual astronomical cycle is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.9 seconds).

In order to accurately display the profit and loss of the moon phase, the moon phase window disc rotates 1/29.53 circle along the moon-shaped orbit every 24 hours, showing the relative position change with the sun, and each moon phase cycle (29.53 days) circles the dial once. At the same time, the moon sign in the mobile window will also show light and dark changes with the lunar date.

When the moon symbol appears in the window, its position relative to the sun remains the same for 24 hours. The sun logo is made of bronze pyroxene and is realistically presented in relief. This rare pyroxene has a golden surface with dark patches that represent sunspots on the surface of the sun as seen through telescopes. The dial takes the earth as the perspective, showing the movement of the sun around the earth, while in reality, the earth is attracted by the gravitational force of the sun and revolves around the sun. The moon phase function of this watch is a precise moon phase, with an error of only 1 day every 40 years. The moon's age scale is also marked on the elliptical disk representing the moon's orbit around the Earth.

This masterpiece not only brings the solar system in the vast universe to people's eyes with a charming design full of original ingenuity, but also is extremely practical.

The watch looks complicated, but in fact it is extremely easy to read and adjust, and all time information can be adjusted through the winding crown. After the wearer has set all the necessary information, including the reference city time, local time and date, the watch is worn on the wrist, and the brand's own UN-106 self-winding movement can precisely drive all display functions.

Model 1063-400-2A/3A
Movement brand self-made UN-106 movement
Automatic winding movement
Function hours, minutes, date
moon phase display
moon phase date
tidal coefficient
Universal time
Dual time zone
Display of the relative positions of the sun, moon and earth
335 parts / 42 gems
Vibration frequency 4 Hz / 28,800 vibrations per hour
Case Black Ceramic
Titanium with black DLC coating
Sapphire crystal glass
Case back Sapphire crystal and black DLC-coated titanium see-through case back
5N rose gold oscillating weight
45mm diameter
Strap black alligator, velvet or rubber
SYNC folding clasp, black DLC-coated titanium and rose gold
Waterproof to 30 meters
50 hours of power reserve