Ulysse Nardin

(Sorry I couldn't come up with a better Trilogy of Time rip-off.)

Woot! Woot! I've achieved one (of several) grail pieces. Woot! Woot! (Did I say that already?) This has been on my list for 7+ years ever since I learned about Mr. Oechslin and learned about the set. (My 2nd perpetual is a lovely old style RG UN GMT.) My tastes in horology are eclectic (nice word for strange or better, idiosyncratic) how else to explain my attraction to ALS, UN, and various exotics? Better pictures to come, but no promises as to when.

Welcome to the club. We seem to share similar tastes/obsessions. UN is truly a leader in innovation. I have proposed to UN that there should be a get together of those lucky enough to own the Trilogy. I think it would be a fascinating time and maybe we can all fully understand what these marvels are about.

I too have the GMT +/- perpetual and it is one of the most user friendly and durable ones in thee market.

Cheers

I definitely need a group. A support group. My number of UN's went up by 50% with these three. One more and I'll tie the number of Langes. That seems somehow disloyal to my "first wife."

I'm about to make my first overseas trip to pickup a watch—until now I've enjoyed largely flying under the radar. Now I've this compulsion to brag. Ahem, sorry. Share. I need help. But for now I'm happy. Thank you.

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NT

You know my unconditional love for these UNs, and especially their astronomic watches. 

wow, wow !!

Huge congrats on such grail pieces !

The size of moonstruck really stands out.  With it on your wrist, you must get a lot of stares and attention!

I would love to see your collection and would DEFINITELY not know how they work.  LOL !

Cheers,

Gordon

p.s. how does the enamel dial on the moonstruck compare with the one on the tellurium ?

Here are the two earth discs side by side. I did PS in an effort to bring out the detail. (My skills are not what they once were.) I don't know yet, but I think the Tellurium Earth disk may rotate...the Moonstruck one does not.

All your observations are correct. It is something having acquired these four together. The reality of it is still hitting me (a bit of a sleepless night). I'm a lazy bum and OCD at the same time: with this encouragement I'll get out the camera for some good pics. (Usually I do this several months after acquisition...)
Thus, Gordon, you'll be able to decide on the Moonstruck vs Tellurium enamel yourself. The discs are the same size, both hand painted. The Moonstruck has a smaller ice cap (global warming--tongue in cheek). The Tellurium has a silver mini-bezel marked 1 thru 24, an elliptic line and some other extras I don't yet understand. Interestingly the bezel of the watch rotates in the way that some sport watches do.
The watches were shipped separately, and, lamentably, I do not yet have the manuals! I have figured out some bits, but they are far too complex to set without instructions and a good reference. (I had previously downloaded the Moonstruck manual pdf, but the UN site is undergoing revamping and the pdf link I had is broken. Despite a couple of hours of trying, I couldn't find online manuals. Have to wait until next week. Blast.)
Should you find yourself in Houston...drop me a line.

Macro shots of the hand painted enamel dials!

Did you get the trilogy one by one or whole set at once?

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I have only had the privilege of seeing one set in platinum at an auction in Hong Kong.  It was cased in a lovely winding box as well.

Someday...

This message has been edited by Dave G on 2016-04-30 09:25:28

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It only took 2.5 hours, but I figured out how to set it!

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This is a most incredible collection! You need nothing more.

Don't tell my wife!

You need so many more!

The Tellurium went much more quickly thanks to what I learned on the Planetarium. One problem is that the manuals that came with have erratum sheets, which I didn't immediately see, and in fact the Planetarium has an erratum sheet for its erratum sheet! Gads. But I have confidence I've these two set correctly—with in 72 hours of correct. Come New Moon in three days and I'll have 'em spot on.

I may rest on my laurels for a bit. The Astrolabium looks to be a nightmare to set in comparison. I'm guessing 3-5 hours...

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The Trilogy alone is a fantastic set but to add the Moonstruck is simply amazing!

Traveling...but you'll have to wait anyway. A problem with the Astrolabium crown & setting has caused it to be returned to UN for service. I'm afraid it might be awhile.

You and I share similar tastes. I too have a WG Sonata.

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