Stop the Press!

In a move that will not doubt shock you, Ulysse Nardin has exercised some of it's energetic panache with, brace yourselves - a watch / sail boat partnership!  Because as any shrewd marketing person will tell you, if you drop millions on sponsoring a sail boat and the team that sails it, if you don't have a commemorative watch to show for it?  It's as if it never happened!

So to that end, Ulssye Nardin is announcing the:
DIVER CHRONOGRAPH ARTEMIS RACING

Well, I am going to exercise some of my innate talent to refrain from further comment and let you judge for yourselves.  Here it is, straight from the source -

Courtesy of Ulysse Nardin

Reference 353-98LE-3/ARTEMIS 

Limited Edition of 250 pieces

Movement
Caliber UN-35, 11 1⁄2 ’’ 57 jewels

Power-Reserve
Approximately 42 h

Winding
Self-winding

Functions
Chronograph with central chronograph seconds hand 

permanent seconds in a counter at 3 o’clock
chronograph counters at 6 o’clock and at 9 o’clock
Date between 4 and 5 o’clock

Case
Stainless steel coated with a matte-blue rubber
Vulcanized rubber pushers

Dial
Blue dial engraved with the motif of the Artemis Racing catamaran
Luminescent hands

Bezel
Fluted, unidirectional rotating bezel, stainless steel coated with a blue rubber

Crown
Screw down security crown

Diameter
45.8 mm

Water-resistance
200 m

Crystal
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal

Case-back
Stainless steel medallion illustrating the Artemis Racing sailing boat in racing

Bracelet
Blue Rubber strap with two titanium elements and deployant clasp