Ulysse Nardin

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Freak Diavolo

The Freak Diavolo is a departure from the original Freak. It is a flying tourbillon mounted on a rotating bridge that also holds the gear train of the watch. Therefore it has two significant differences from the original - the escapemen is a conventional lever escapement inside a flying tourbillon, and the rotating bridge is "flying" also as it is only anchored by a pinion on the dial and not on the crystal.

So in way it is less innovative than the original, since it is a mere flying tourbillon, yet it is still different from any other tourbillon out there, since the movement is similar in layout to the original Freak - the gear train and escapement sit on top of a giant mainspring.

A point of note, the hairspring and escape wheel are silicon and both are etched with "Ulysse Nardin".

Regardless of what exactly it is, a Freak or a tourbillon, it is no less than one expects from Ulysse Nardin and it looks especially good in this black and red guide.

NB: The watch in the photos is a prototype so it is in relatively poor condition and the finish is not of the standard on a production watch.