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TIME VOYAGER<br />
Special Properties<br />
hosted an international<br />
gathering of top brokers<br />
from Christie’s Network<br />
in the fall at Darlington<br />
Mansion in Mahwah<br />
where they were treated<br />
to a display of Ulysse<br />
Nardin timepieces and<br />
a demonstration of<br />
detailed watchmaking by<br />
a Ulysse Nardin master<br />
watchmaker. The event<br />
was held during Christie’s<br />
Annual Real Estate<br />
Conference.<br />
Freak creations have no dials or hands, simply<br />
a rotating carousel movement to indicate the<br />
time.<br />
The watches are works of art that combine<br />
a level of craftmanship and attention-to-detail<br />
that is truly remarkable. A great example is<br />
the U.S. limited-edition Executive Tourbillon<br />
Stars and Stripes. In addition to offering the<br />
very latest technology, it showcases the timehonored<br />
tradition of micro-painting, where the<br />
design on the face is created using a brush the<br />
width of a single eyelash.<br />
The company’s culture of innovation<br />
continues in <strong>2019</strong> with a line of fine<br />
chronometers that are at the same time classic<br />
and cutting-edge. Reinterpreting their Freak<br />
and Executive watches, they’ve added the “X”<br />
collection, which debuted in January at the<br />
Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie<br />
in Geneva. These precision-crafted watches<br />
feature anew, highly-technical movement<br />
and are available in carbonium, a sustainable<br />
material from the aeronautical manufacturing<br />
sector, and brought to watchmaking for the<br />
first time by Ulysse Nardin. The design is both<br />
stunning and futuristic — and a fine example<br />
of how Ulysse Nardin continues to reinvent<br />
and stretch limits with their collections.<br />
A significant contributor to the company’s<br />
success has been its determination to master<br />
all elements of the craft in-house. To this<br />
end they acquired master enamellers Donzé<br />
Cadrans and they retain control over the<br />
production of high-tech materials and<br />
the in-house production of the watches’<br />
movements.<br />
When asked to describe Ulysse Nardin’s<br />
target market, Hotier replied, “On one hand,<br />
the Ulysse Nardin customer is someone wellversed<br />
in watchmaking – collectors who value<br />
the uniqueness of the Freak Vision and Free<br />
Wheel, and the complexities of how they tick.<br />
On the other, we have customers who are<br />
drawn to the design and technology of Ulysse<br />
Nardin. Typically, this customer already<br />
owns a classic dive watch or chronograph<br />
and they are looking to enter the world of<br />
haute horlogerie and high-tech timepieces.<br />
Many tend to be drawn to the energy and bold<br />
designs of our Freak and Skeleton collections.”<br />
During Ulysse Nardin’s timeline of<br />
accomplishments, it has been recognized<br />
with over 4,000 awards for its technology and<br />
innovation. Most recently, these have included<br />
the Sport Watch Prize at the 2017 Grand Prix<br />
d’Horlogerie in Geneva (for their Marine<br />
Regatta), as well as the Watch of the Year and<br />
Best Holidays Man’s Watch prizes at the 2017<br />
Temporis Gala Awards in Bucharest.<br />
Ulysse Nardin’s collection of exceptional<br />
timepieces can be found at several exclusive<br />
retailers in the tri-state area. Consult the<br />
Ulysse Nardin website for locations —<br />
ulysse-nardin.com.<br />
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