Ulysse Nardin

Marcus Hanke
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You advocate your point very well ...

... in terms of the "corporate identity", I have to agree with you in that this style of perpetuals better matches what Ulysse Nardin as a company stands for now. It is modern, with a solid foot in traditional watchmaking, but firmly placing itself in the current time. It is clear that the design should mirror that, this is why watches like the "Freak", the "Sonata", or the Anniversary 160 are so typical for nowaday's Ulyse Nardin.

But there also is the other side of the company: theUlysse Nardin of the Marine Chronometers, the UN of the astronomical Trilogy of Time, of repeaters and skeleton watches. I consider this side as being an equally strong facet. Consequently, the conventional design of the 38 and 40mm perpetuals has the same right to stand aside the modern "Sonata-style" perpetual series, of which, I admit, I consider the limited Piccione edition to be the most attractive to my eyes.

Finally, I tend to look at watches in this price class as investments for decades, and like I try to imagine how a beautiful young woman I meet in the streets will look like when she is 60 or 70, I try to imagine how a "modernly" styled gold watch on my wrist would appear to me when I am 60 or 70. Will I enjoy it just the way I would today?

With the classic design, I think I am on the safe side. However, some might argue, I could also be on the boring side...

Best regards,
Marcus