Ulysse Nardin – Executive Tourbillon Skeleton “Free Wheel” Gold

Ulysse Nardin – Executive Tourbillon Skeleton “Free Wheel” White Gold

Time flies

Free-floating components under space-age crystal: Ulysse Nardin’s most spectacular innovation to date literally turns watchmaking upside down. 

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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 Skeleton “Free Wheel” soars high above all expectations of what contemporary watchmaking craft and technology can achieve. The dial for the 18ct rose gold version is in dark stone, carved from a slab of slate. The 18ct white gold version is built on a sleek black honeycomb grid.

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The most astonishing features are the dial’s tourbillon bridges and the 7-day power reserve indicator at four o’clock, which are shaped like boomerangs and look like they are miraculously floating in the air. So too do the other ‘skeletonized’ components, the hour and minute indicators and the gorgeous gear trains.

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The sapphire glass box housing these ‘flying’ elements is another standout achievement. The structure’s complexity and finish — especially the polishing of the box angles — were extremely difficult to achieve, requiring lengthy and painstaking experimentation.

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The caseback too, is in sapphire, except there’s nothing to see inside, as, in a complete reversal of watchmaking convention, all the exquisite components are visible on the dial side.

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The mechanical movement powering all this beauty is the brand-new UN-176, entirely developed in-house in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

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Its flying tourbillon is the Ulysse Nardin Anchor, a pioneering technology that replaces the traditional Swiss lever escapement system and uses Ulysse Nardin’s signature low-friction silicium instead of metal or synthetic rubies.

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The strap is in matte alligator, exceptionally soft and silky to the touch.

Unlike other Ulysse Nardin tourbillons, the Executive Tourbillon Skeleton “Free Wheel” is not a limited edition, but a full-run production launch.

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Visually stunning, it is a true technological marvel, destined for those who take delight in the leading-edge of engineering and aesthetics.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Collection:  – Executive 

Model: Tourbillon “Free Wheel”

References 1760-176

Movement
Manual-winding mechanical   
Manufacture Skeleton Caliber UN-176
Entirely developed in-house in La Chaux-de-Fonds
18.000 variations / hours 
Power reserve: 170 h,
Hairspring: Silicium escapement, exclusive Ulysse Nardin design

Functions

Hours, Minutes, Power reserve, Tourbillon,
Special escapement Floating Wheels above the dial without bridges
Dial
Grey, motif: Skeleton, dial without bridges
Case
White Gold 
Perforated disk from slate.
Crown    screw down security crown
Diameter    44 mm

Thickness   13.50 mm

Crystal    Ultra box-domed sapphire glass
Case-back    sapphire crystal 
Water-resistance    30 m
Strap
Alligator matte strap with folding clasp


Price *Suggested Retail Price CHF 99,000.

Available versions:
18ct Rose Gold


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Press Release - 2018
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