Thank you kindly for the design!!

And I really mean this. When I met Ludwig Oechslin for the first time, to start my work on the Trilogy book, he was still living in Lucerne. It was a wonderful visit, but I recall him stating that he was not really satisfied with the Perpetual GMT's design. "Too classic, but I assume this is necessary to sell it. But I would give it an entirely different design." - After the MIH watch already offered a glimpse of his ideas, the first Ochs & Junior clearly showed his direction. It is an interesting school of design, but I would never ever desired to acquire a perpetual calendar where I have to count coloured dots in order to guess the date.
It was the classic, yet practical design that immediately drew me to the Perpetual GMT. Clean dial, and contrasting blue and luminous hands offering clear vision both at day and at night. I still love it and since I received it back from service not long ago, use it as everyday wear timepiece over several weeks.
Marcus

Tales from the crypt: In-depth review of the Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual

By: Marcus Hanke : April 1st, 2018-03:27

Simply the Best? Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual in-depth review by Marcus Hanke (COMMENT: I wrote this review in 2004 and originally published it in three parts - download times were not as quick as they are today. Unfortunately, only part 3 can still be acc...

Excellent review…

By: Cpt Scarlet : April 1st, 2018-03:32

thank you, very interesting.

Great review

By: Mr Glass : April 1st, 2018-05:39

i remember reading it a few years back and it stuck in my mind ever since.

Now this is PuristS!

By: KIH : April 1st, 2018-05:54

Thanks Marcus for bringing this back here. Your thorough review with lots of information about a watch is the good tradition of PuristS. Very, very nice to see this here now. Kudos to you, and Ulysse Nardin. You just made me want one of these! Best, Ken

What a review!

By: KMII : April 1st, 2018-06:31

After this I’m off looking at UN perpetuals straight away. And for your other reviews from the past! Thanks for a great enrichment to Easter!

Superb then and now!

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : April 1st, 2018-06:32

Most sincerely D

Not the first time I have read this review :-)

By: MichaelC : April 1st, 2018-06:59

Ulysse Nardin makes the most user friendly perpetual calendar watch. The complication in general is one I admire in watchmaking, but I'm not sure I will ever own one. I don't have a need for calendar functions on a watch. But they sure are beautiful to lo...

Thank you for reposting

By: jmpTT : April 1st, 2018-08:01

All these years later, the UN/Oechslin perpetual calendar design is still arguably the best. Without having extensive time with one, I can’t suggest how it could be improved. Imagine you were in charge of updating the mechanism for its 25th anniversary, a...

Mémoires

By: Zebda : April 1st, 2018-10:17

Dear Marcus, I started my adventure in Ulysse Nardin in January 1998 as product manager. I was in contact with Pierre Gygax end of 1997 to join the Rolf’dream Team. Perpetual Ludwig calendar was on the way to became the best perpetual watch in the market....