Monday, September 14, 2015

What's in a Name - Monaco

It seems that everyone wants to somehow be involved with Monaco, and nowhere is that more pronounced than in the watch world.

Courtesy of Ulysse Nardin
This is the latest from Ulysse Nardin.  This is the Dual Time Manufacture – Monaco, created to celebrate Ulysse Nardin's involvement with the Monaco Yacht show which is held by, you guessed it, the Monaco Yacht Club.  So I will of course report the news, but once again I'll ask the questions - in the middle of such an epically bad year, is this the best use of your marketing money?  Time will, as ever, tell.  Here are the details -

100 piece limited edition


Ref. 3243-132LE/93-MON

Movement
Caliber UN-324, 11 3⁄4‘’’
In-house designed movement
Escapement in Silicium

Oscillator: patented inertial balance wheel I 8 with silicium hairspring 53 jewels

Power-Reserve
Approximately 48 h

Winding
Self-winding

Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds
Patented quickset 2
nd time display at 9 o’clock
Permanent home time at 9 o’clock
Simplified selection of winding, adjusting the date and time setting via a pusher on the crown
Big Date display, forward and backward date corrector
Oversized small seconds-hand counter at 6 o’clock

Case
Stainless steel


Dial
Blue with « Monaco Yacht Show 2015 » mention

Diameter
42 mm

Water-Resistance
30 m

Crystal
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal

Case-Back
Sapphire crystal decorated with the logo of the Principality of Monaco

Strap
Leather strap with folding buckle
  

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