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Marine Chronometer 1846

From UN’s heyday. Still looking great!😊
5m
By: hmd4m
5
Horo_Traveler
37

U-N Acqua Marine Perpetual -- a Census please...

I know at least a half-dozen of us have one of these watches ... out of a total population of 500, how many can we muster? Blue enamel changes colors around other blue enamel items. They seem to speak to one another on some sort of color wavelength. First
3d
By: cazalea
10
Goh
239

Unique and fun to look at

13d
By: antoine s
1
quattro
93

Whoopee!

Sowind, yes, there my 2008 Maxi Marine Diver was also serviced, for about 1k Euro (converted from Swiss Francs) plus a big price tag for a new rubber strap of almost 450,- (which did not include any new metal connectors, just the four rubber parts). Toget
14d
By: amanico
20
christofS
2985

FS: Ulysse Nardin Marine

1d
By: M4
2
M4
87

A hidden gem joined my collection.

Since late last year, I embarked on a new quest, which is to acquire some hidden gems from the early 2000’s, a period which in my opinion is the last time when horology really fired on all cylinders, creating some remarkable unique and functional referenc
1M
By: ZSHSZ
24
Ronald Held
1754

Yes, I’ve never found out the truth as to why the different second hand colors exist.

We may never know now, sadly as I suspect with the “Dream Team” of Rolf, Ludwig and Pierre Gygax long gone, those details are probably lost to history. The possible explanation is that a small series came out with the steel hand like yours. Then someone a
19d
By: Denes_Papp
49
jmpTT
4497

There was also this rarity. Made in an edition of 99pcs.

It came out in 2006 or 2007 from memory. The final Marine Perpetual. The reference 333-55-7/02 It had a wider lug width, which actually to my eye was a better balance. Only bummer was no exhibition back. The dial was meant to look like carbon fiber. Cheer
19d
By: Denes_Papp
49
jmpTT
4497

Can’t do enamel with such small windows

At least that’s what Marcus Hanke told me a long time ago when I conversed with him about the Marine Perpetual’s dial. He said that the enamel would crack at the corners of such windows. He stated that the lacquer was laid over the guilloche in several la
19d
By: Denes_Papp
49
jmpTT
4497

Yes, I often see the Marine Perpetual ltd being called an Acqua Perpetual. Another point of confusion is with the dial. I remember it supposedly being enamel yet it's often

stated to be lacquer. Recently I had this conversation with a store owner friend. His store was an AD and he also owns a blue Marine Ltd. He was sure that it's enamel. The next time I saw him he said he had called UN and they said it's enamel. But I suppo
19d
By: Denes_Papp
49
jmpTT
4497