Diver Starry Night - Marine Torpilleur Moon Phase Aventurine

Ulysse Nardin, an independent haute horlogerie manufacturer renowned for its expertise in innovative timepieces, artistic craftsmanship and exceptional dials, has redesigned the dazzling Diver Starry Night and Marine in aventurine The Torpilleur moon phase aventurine dial is inspired by the Ulysse Nardin Aquarium Chronometer, the most precious and reliable navigational instrument ever created.

Aventurine – The legend surrounding the aventurine tells that in the eighteenth century on the island of Murano in Venice, a famous glassmaker, a craftsman accidentally dropped some copper shavings into a pot of molten glass, thus creating aventurine glass , or "avventurina" means "accidental" in Italian. Working with such a fragile material requires a great deal of expertise from the craftsmen. It begins with cutting exquisite slabs from the aventurine stone blocks. Only components that are completely homogeneous, free of air bubbles and evenly dispersed with copper glitter can be used to create the dial.

Marine Torpilleur Moon Phase Aventurine: Tradition and Precision
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Ulysse Nardin gained a reputation as the master of deck chronometers for navies around the world. The accuracy of these instruments is critical for calculating longitude to determine a ship's position at sea. The brand was winning awards for its excellence at the time and supplied its inventions to more than 50 navies, geodetic institutions and observatories. This nautical background led Ulysse Nardin to create the iconic marine chronometer watch to reflect its technical prowess. In 2017, a new generation of chronometers, Marine Torpilleur, was born. This timepiece adopts the technical and aesthetic specifications of marine chronometers, including fluted bezels, Roman numerals, dual counters and rhodium-plated hands.

Exclusively limited to 300 pieces, the new Marine Torpilleur Moon Phase Aventurine watch houses a 42mm stainless steel case with a shimmering blue aventurine dial reminiscent of the night sky. The movement is powered by the UN-119 in-house movement, completely designed and assembled at the Integrated Manufacture in Athens, and features a silicon hairspring as well as a DIAMonSIL escapement wheel and pallet fork. This patented treatment, which combines silicon with synthetic diamonds to make the movement resistant to wear and shock, was first introduced on Freak in 2007. Finally, twin counters display the power reserve at 12 o’clock and small seconds at 12 o’clock. There is also a moon phase disk at 6 o'clock, which adds to the elegance when appearing in the starry night. The watch is water-resistant to 50 meters and comes with a blue alligator leather strap and folding clasp.

Diver Starry Night: Dive into the Nebula
The new Diver Starry Night watch features a captivating, sparkling dial inspired by the colors of the galaxy. To create this watch, Ulysse Nardin craftsmen stacked two plates, one made of iridescent mother-of-pearl and the other of blue aventurine glass.

The Diver Starry Night watch continues the brilliance of the Diver Starry Night with diamonds set on the bezel (0.8 ct) and 11 hour markers (0.12 ct). The UN-816 movement is its mechanical heart and features a silicon escapement wheel and anchor wheel. This polished and satin-finished stainless steel dive watch is water-resistant to 300 meters and has a diameter of 39 mm, making it suitable for all wrist sizes. Paired with a dark blue textured rubber or white alligator leather strap, it offers excellent readability even in the dark, and its hands and 12 o'clock hour markers are coated with white SuperLuminova®.