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Ulysse Nardin Freak X Rose Gold Automatic Black Dial Men's Watch

The Ulysse Nardin Marine Regatta contains a single mechanism that can count down from the pre-set race time and then back up as the race gets underway to make an actually useful complication for sailing regattas: the bi-directional countdown chronograph hand. Get the wind in your sails with this cool timepiece!

Ulysse Nardin launched its Freak in 2001. It was a brilliant work of horology the likes of which the world had not seen before. It capitalized on a simple

If you close your eyes and picture a wristwatch, you’ll likely imagine something circular and flat, with 12 numbers and two, or maybe three, hands. The traditional watch is a platonic ideal emphatically lodged in the modern psyche. Or as Mr Martin Frei, designer and co-founder at the independent watchmaker Urwerk, puts it: “It’s a pictogram ingrained in the matrix – something that society wants you to understand from childhood onwards.”

At last week's @watchesandwonders Shanghai, we witnessed the unveiling of @ulyssenardinofficial's Freak [X Ops]. With a black DLC titanium case, bezel and crown, and khaki green and black carbon fibre composite flanks, the Freak [X Ops] has no dial and no hands. Find out more at the link.

Ulysse Nardin - Marine Chronometer Manufacture | 1186-126-3_63

Discover an underrated Ulysse Nardin watch showcased with images, highlighting its elegance and sophistication.