We are in 2001. Watchmaking still relies on the bases established 180 years previously, when Mr Lépine invented the structure of the movement that bears his name: a plate at the bottom, wheels and a barrel in the middle, bridges on top. Around 1845, Adrien Philippe had invented the crown to replace the bulky keys. And then, Ulysse Nardin threw everything in the air and imagined the Freak…! Eighteen years later, in 2019, Ulysse Nardin created the Freak X, with a very sleek carousel that had the advantage of retaining the spirit of exploration of the very first Freak. Freak X thus became the first Freak to be equipped with a winding crown on its right-hand side. In 2022 at Watches and Wonders, Ulysse Nardin is continuing its Vertical Odyssey, from the abysses to the cosmos, proposing a sparkling version of this Freak X with a blue aventurine décor: the Freak X Aventurine.
