ON THE HORIZON, AN UNIDENTIFIED FLOATING OBJECT
UFO, Ulysse Nardin’s marine chronometer of the future, is returning one last time with three limited editions in champagne, ice blue and green with its partners The Hour Glass, Bucherer and Yoshida.
UNIDENTIFIED FLOATING OBJECT
UFO BUCHERER EXCLUSIVE
UFO THE HOUR GLASS EXCLUSIVE
UFO YOSHIDA EXCLUSIVE
The Marine Chronometer of the future
Who would dare to put a new spin on a marine chronometer or table clock? And yet, in 2021, to mark its 175th anniversary, Ulysse Nardin reinvented the historical codes with UFO. A new leap into the future for the nonconformist Manufacture that’s always ahead of its time!
Artistic, technical but also playful, UFO - Unidentified Floating Object - sways when nudged, before righting itself on its base.
THE FINAL UFO EDITION
UFO’s first 75 unique examples in dark blue were quickly snapped up. The same year, an orange version was sold for the exceptional sum of CHF 380,000 at the Only Watch charity auction.
This thrilling adventure is now coming to a close with a final historic series, each limited to 30 pieces: green for Yoshida in Japan, ice blue for Bucherer and champagne for The Hour Glass in South-East Asia.
BREAKING CONVENTIONS
A fascinating oval clock capable of defying gravity, UFO took two years’ research and prototyping carried out by Ulysse Nardin’s R&D teams and the watchmaking specialist Maison L’Épée in Delémont. UFO’s weight – 7.2 kg exactly – and its distribution – over a height of 263 mm and a diameter of 159 mm – give it the properties… of a roly-poly toy!
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CALIBER
Caliber UN-902 / Table clock / Manually wound movement / Power reserve : 1 year, 6 barrels
FEATURES
3 time zones / Hours, minutes / Deadbeat second / 675 components / Extra-large oscillator / 0,5 Hz/3'600 Alt/H
CASE
Aluminium & blown glass / Dimensions : 263 (H) x 159 (Ø) mm / Weight : 7.2 kg
We always look ahead. We wondered what a marine chronometer designed in 2196 would be like.