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The Freak collection is an act of modern horological art and cutting-edge mechanical expertise epitomizing Ulysse Nardin’s long-established watchmaking savoir-faire. With its disruptive design and revolutionary technical components, the Freak has broken every traditional rule of watchmaking. The movement is king.

Back of the case of a Freak S

Freak S on the wrist of a man

Freak X Aventurine on a blue background

Freak S on a mirror

A LABORATORY ON THE WRIST

The Freak marked the first instance that a movement was deconstructed to express time on its own and, in so doing, achieved a totally new, mechanics-celebratory language of watchmaking.

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A UNIQUE CONCEPT

Since it rewrote high-end watchmaking codes more than two decades ago, the Freak’s iconic form has been defined by three signature characteristics: NO DIAL, NO HANDS, NO CROWN.

AN UNLIKELY ICONOCLAST

The Freak features a unique movement design that uses the entire watch as a movement platform, eliminating the need for a traditional dial and hands.

UNIQUE CALIBRES

Beyond its unique aesthetics, the Freak collection is also characterized by highly complex Manufacture calibers specifically designed in-house for these exceptional timepieces.

A TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH

The Freak was the first wristwatch to incorporate a natural escapement with silicon parts, thereby ushering in the age of silicon in watchmaking.

2001
FREAK [2001]
The first Freak of 2001 was a landmark in Swiss high-end watchmaking. As well as having no dial, no hands and no crown, it was also the first mechanical watch in history with silicon escapement wheels. Today, silicon is commonplace in watchmaking – but the Freak was the original pioneer.
2007
FREAK [DIAMONSIL]
Ulysse Nardin continued to treat the Freak as a testbed for high-tech innovations. DIAMonSIL, a patented form of diamond-coated silicon, added further performance benefits. It’s still in use today.
2010
FREAK [DIAVOLO]
A generational shift for the Freak came with the Freak Diavolo. It introduced a second carousel tourbillon. This time it was a ‘flying’ carousel tourbillon, dislocating the movement from the case’s inner edge. The name came from the power reserve’s red horns, visible through the case back.
2018
FREAK [VISION]
Another step change came with the Freak Vision, the first collection Freak with an automatic winding system, named Grinder®. It also had an oversized balance wheel with stabilising micro-blades, and a constant power escapement. Three patented innovations were included in the Freak Vision.
2019
FREAK [X]
The original Freak had broken age-old conventions, but across two decades, it had established new ones. Could these be broken? They had to be. To make a more approachable Freak, Ulysse Nardin’s creators simplified the mechanism and added a winding and setting crown. And a next-generation Freak was born.
2022
FREAK [S]
The Freak is technical, but it’s also playful. The Freak S brought the point home with a carousel movement that looked like “a space vessel with twin reactors.” Behind the aesthetic were two oscillating balance wheels linked to a differential that averaged them out to deliver greater precision. The Freak S integrates a Grinder® automatic winding system, a world premiere for double oscillator.
2023
FREAK [ONE]
The great reset. The Freak ONE was the Freak as it would have been designed and produced in the here and now. So the same principles of no dial, no hands and no crown remained, only wrapped in a black-DLC-coated titanium and rose gold case. It’s regulated by a silicon hairspring and an escapement treated with DIAMonSIL. Freak ONE has a Grinder® winding system providing 90 hours of power reserve.

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