Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Ulysse Nardin – DIVER Chronometer 2018














Ulysse NardinDIVER Chronometer 44mm 2018 Limited Edition


BEAUTIFUL FREAKS

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Ulysse Nardin Makes a Splash with
New Diver Chronometer collection
launching at
Monaco Yacht Show

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How inappropriate to call this planet Earth 
when it is clearly Ocean.” – Arthur C. Clarke

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Monaco, September 27th, 2018 - The tide has come rushing in at the Monaco Yacht Show, bringing with it four brash new models in Ulysse Nardin’s Diver Chronometer collection. Already a favorite among free spirits, the Diver has a new, contemporary and eye-catching appearance both outside and in.

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In addition to the deep blue and all-black versions, this fresh line includes the Diver Great White and a Monaco Limited Edition. These robust, elegant timepieces will be presented by our own armada of modern-day Ulysses at the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show, marking the beginning of the countdown to an exhilarating new adventure in diving watches.

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A supernova among mere stars, the new Diver Chronometer redefines functional elegance with its audacious design. A diving watch crafted to withstand up to three hundred meters of potentially deadly water pressure, its inverted, concave bezel with domed sapphire glass is a breakthrough in exquisite watchmaking.

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The face heralds the mechanical marvel of the UN-118 movement with its silicium technology - a specialty of the Manufacture - within its 44 mm case, visible through the open back.

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Superluminova on the indexes and hands makes the hours and minutes visible not only in the dark of night but also at great depths. The face is adorned with a power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock and a date and small seconds at 6 o’clock, all nestled within the unidirectional rotating bezel.

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The numbers on the face have been redrawn to read 0-15-30-45. Even the rubber and titanium strap of the Diver has been cleverly reworked with the clasp replaced by a pin buckle and streamlined with just one easily identifiable Ulysse Nardin signature “element”.  Sturdy, blue rubber guards protect the crown.

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Free diver and Ulysse Nardin ambassador Fred Buyle explains why Ulysse Nardin is a key partner on his expeditions. “The main advantage of freediving is that we don’t have a lot of gear. I basically only travel with a wetsuit, dive watch, a pair of fins, a mask, and of course my photo equipment. A dive watch is the most crucial accessory for a free diver. 

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When you’re freediving, you have a special relationship to time — sometimes it passes fast and other times it seems to slow down or even stop. Your watch almost becomes a friend, so I am always wearing my Ulysse Nardin Diver timepieces. I rely on my watch to monitor my perception of time. An automatic watch is key as it gives you the peace of mind that you won’t run out of battery in the middle of a remote expedition.

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Ulysse Nardin’s links to the sea run deep. A recognized pioneer of watchmaking innovation since 1846, the Manufacture’s early renown was built on the peerless precision and reliability of its marine chronometers – essential navigational instruments that helped seafarers determine longitude by means of celestial navigation. In continuing the development of its line of dive watches, Ulysse Nardin reaffirms its position of watchmaker of the oceans.

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Diver Chronometer Great White Limited Edition

The Diver Great White, with a great white shark stamped on the case back, is emblematic of the Ulysse Nardin philosophy.

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King of the oceans, the shark represents stealth, strength and strategy and the Diver Great White embodies these qualities in contemporary adventurers of the land and sea. The Diver Great is a limited edition of 300 pieces.



Diver Chronometer Monaco Limited Edition

The instantly recognizable Monaco Limited Edition in this newly created design has an image of the Monegasque flag at 12 o’clock. The unique calendar disk has a specificity that corresponds directly to the Monaco Yacht Show; the numbers 26, 27, 28 and 29 in red mirror the dates of the 2018 event, held in the Principality’s Port Hercules on the French Riviera.

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The case back also discreetly bears the Monaco coat-of-arms. The Diver Monaco is a limited edition of 100 pieces.

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Technical Specifications

Model: DIVER Chronometer Blue - 7.900 EUR

Reference: 1183-170-3/93 - Titanium, blue dial.

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Model: DIVER Chronometer Black Dial Stainless Steel - 7.900 EUR

Reference: 1183-170-3/92 - Stainless Steel, black dial

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Model: DIVER Chronometer Great White Limited Edition - 8.900 EUR

Reference: 1183-170LE-3/90-GW - Great White Edition

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Model: DIVER Chronometer Monaco Limited Edition - 12.000 EUR

Reference: 1185-170LE-3/BLACK-MON - Stainless Steel/Gold Monaco Edition

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Movement:
Caliber UN-118.
Dimension: 13 ¾ ’’
In-house designed movement
Escapement, patented DIAMonSIL
Oscillator: patented inertial balance wheel with Silicium hairspring
50 jewels
Power-Reserve: approximately 60 h
Winding: self-winding
Functions:
H/M/Small second, date, power reserve
Chronometer COSC with power-reserve indicator at 12’oclock
Small direct seconds and round date window at 6 o’clock
Forward and backward date corrector
Case:
Titanium 
Stainless Steel/Gold
Diameter: 44 mm 
Thickness: 13.10 mm
Bezel: Inverted concave unidirectional rotating bezel
Crown: Screw down security crown, covered with rubber
Case back: Sapphire, except Great White
Water-resistance: 300 m
Dial

Blue, black, grey
Strap
Rubber and pin buckle strap

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Marketing Department
Rue du Jardin 3
2400 Le Locle
Switzerland
T :+4132 930 74 00
F :+4132 930 74 21
 

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

HUBLOT – Classic Fusion Chronograph “Chukker” Anniversary Edition


HUBLOTClassic Fusion Chronograph “Chukker” Titanium 45mm 10th Anniversary Special Edition

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A decade of innovation at over 1,000 metres above sea level
It’s been
10 years for the Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad!

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2018 is a special year since marking the 10 year anniversary of our collaboration with the Polo Gold Cup Gstaad. A decade of memories reminds us of all that we have created together. By sharing common values and philosophy, we have celebrated many firsts!”
Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO Hublot

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10 years on, Hublot Loves Gstaad: its authenticity, its magic, its ‘Swissitude’! The figure 10, symbolically considered as the most perfect, tells of all the firsts that the Polo Gold Cup Gstaad and Hublot have celebrated together with over a decade of innovation.

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For its 23rd edition, the Hublot Polo Gold Cup gathered more than 2,000 spectators on the grass field of the Bernese Alps. In a setting that will never tire they came to admire the presence and technique of the Bank Eric Sturdza team which won the final!

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August 2018

It’s already been 10 years for Hublot and the Polo Gold Cup Gstaad! Ten is a highly symbolic number that contains the figure 1, a metaphor for unity, and the figure 0, which represents matter and chaos. Two meanings that echo the Hublot philosophy.

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Unity, via its desire to unite materials, universes and personalities through fusion. Matter and chaos define the most emblematic of Hublot’s watches — the Big Bang, which, like the universe, was a lso born of matter and chaos.

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Gstaad. a magical and authentic place in the heart of rolling and lush landscapes, dotted with timber chalets, where Hublot have returned year after year to spend the end of its summer. A typically Swiss picture postcard setting, so beloved of Hublot.

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Review of a prolific partnership. Through the Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad, the watchmaker has celebrated many firsts. Looking back at some of the innovation over the decade of innovation:

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  • 2011 Launch of the Big Bang Chukker Bang. The first Hublot watch inspired by and dedicated to polo, with its removable titanium grill protecting the sapphire glass during the game.
  • 2015 An important year that marked two anniversaries at once — 10 years of the Big Bang and 20 years of the Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad.
  • 2016 A year that marked the launch of the Classic Fusion “Chukker”. A bi-compax chronograph in “Earth” sh ades whose counter at 9 o’clock measures the 7.5 minute duration of each chukker.
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This year also marked the first Chinese team participation in the tournament with the Tang Polo Club of Beijing, led by its captain and owner Shilai Liu. Under the colours of the Hublot team they went on to win the 2016 competition. It was also the year in which Ferrari Switzerland became an official partner. The old adage, the friends of my friends are my friends, rang true.

  • 2018    Together, Hublot and the Polo Gold Cup Gstaad celebrate the tenth anniversary of their partnership.
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As a partner of the most prestigious polo clubs and the circuit’s emblematic tournaments, Hublot is establishing itself in the most kingly of sports. 2,000 years old, the now universal sport of polo merges power, speed and precision in a spirit of elegance and social interaction. It’s no wonder why Hublot has loved polo for 10 years.

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Hublot Team (Total HCP 12      
  • MATTEO BEFFA    CH    HCP. 0
  • GERARDO CONSENTINO    LIE    HCP. 0
  • JULIO NOVILLO ASTRADA    ARG    HCP. 7
  • SANTIAGO SCHWEIZER    ARG    HCP. 5
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Technical Specifications

Model: Classic Fusion Chronograph CHUKKER

Reference : 537.NI.7417.VR Limited to 200 pieces

CaseMicroblasted titanium
Diameter : 45 mm
Thickness : 13.05mm
Bezel: Microblasted titanium
Bezel Lug : Black composite resin
Screws « H »: Polished titanium
Glass: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Crown: Microblasted titanium with Hublot logo on the crown
Pushers: Microblasted titanium
Water Resistant : 5 ATM (50m)
Case back: Microblasted titanium engraved "LIMITED EDITION 200NUM"
Case back Glass : Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Dial
Grey sunray satin-finish, counters black satin circular
Satin-finished rhodium plated appliques with beige luminescent
Hands: Polished rhodium-plated hands with beige luminescent
Polished rhodium-plated chronograph second hand
Movement
Caliber Hublot HUB1141
, automatic chronograph
Date : Window at 6.00
No of Components : 280 (59 Jewels)
Frequency : 4 Hz (28'800 A/h)
Power reserve : 42 Hours
Strap
Black rubber and beige calf with beige stitching
Buckle: Microblasted titanium deployant buckle clasp

Limited to 200 pieces

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International Press Contact: 
Annabelle Galleya.galley@hublot.ch
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