Ulysse Nardin Freak One Navy Blue

Ulysse Nardin presents the new Freak ONE NAVY BLUE, a core collection piece in an alluring deep indigo that nods to both the brand’s history as creator of the world’s finest marine chronometers and its disruptive force pioneering contemporary watchmaking.

In the spring of 2023, Ulysse Nardin introduced the quintessential Freak ONE at Watches and Wonders Geneva, a striking black and gold edition. Following unprecedented demand, the Maison introduced an adventurous new black and khaki green colorway with the Freak ONE OPS at Dubai Watch Week last November. Later that year, the Freak ONE proudly received the «Iconic Watch Prize» at the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève. This award acknowledges the impact of the ‘Freak revolution’ on Swiss watchmaking over the past two decades.

And now, the independent Swiss watchmaker returns to the model with the Freak ONE NAVY BLUE.

The watch picks up the Freak ONE’s base characteristics: a 44 mm titanium case finished with satin-polished black DLC and a bezel forged in Carbonium®. Ulysse Nardin introduced Carbonium® in 2019 as a low-carbon-impact material with an uncommonly high strength-to-weight ratio. The case is water-resistant to 30 metres.

As integral to the Freak collection, the design defies convention with no hands, instead using the tip of the flying carousel Calibre UN-240 Manufacture movement to indicate the minutes and a blue rotating disc with an engraved sunray pattern to show the hours. Its oversize silicon oscillator and balance spring create further visual drama, while the escapement wheel and anchor – the watch’s beating heart – are coated in DiamonSil®, another pioneering material patented in 2009 that offers additional resistance and durability by combining silicon and synthetic diamond.

The watch is equipped with Ulysse Nardin’s innovative and highly efficient Grinder® automatic winding system, which will charge the watch up to its maximum 90 hours of power reserve. The setting device is recessed into the case back, while the watch is finished with a pair of rubber straps made of 30 percent recycled production waste.

Technical specifications

Ulysse Nardin Freak One Navy Blue

Reference: 2403-500-3A/3A («ballistic» rubber strap)

Reference: 2403-500-3A/3B (rubber strap)

Case

• Material: Black DLC-coated titanium with satin finish
• Carbonium® bezel
• Diameter: 44 mm
• Case-back: Sapphire with surround in black DLC-coated titanium with satin finish
• Water-resistant to 30 metres

Movement

• Calibre UN-240 Manufacture
• Automatic movement
• Oversized oscillator and balance spring in silicon
• Escapement wheel and anchor in DiamonSil®
• Grinder® automatic winding system, blades technology
• Black DLC-coated bridges with light grey Super-LumiNova® tips
• Blue engraved sunray pattern on the barrel cover plate (bottom of the movement)
• Number of parts: 229
• Number of jewels: 15
• Frequency: 21’600 vph (3 Hz)
• Power reserve of 90 hours

Functions/Indications

• Hours, minutes
• Flying carrousel movement rotating around its own axis

Strap and buckle

• Blue and black rubber «ballistic» textured strap
• Two-tone rubber strap (blue and grey)
• Black DLC-coated titanium and black ceramic deployant buckle
• Both rubber straps made from 30 per cent recycled production waste

MSRP

• CHF 63’300 (8.1% VAT included)
• EUR 67’500 (21% VAT included)
• USD 66’800 (VAT excluded)
• GBP 58’750 (VAT included)

For more information, please visit ulysse-nardin.com