Swiss luxury watch brand Ulysse Nardin has released two new versions of its LADY DIVER 39mm and BLAST TOURBILLON 45mm timepieces, both inspired by the iridescent rainbow colors of silicium.
In 2001, Ulysse Nardin became the first watchmaker to introduce a timepiece with silicium escapement components. Since then, the brand has incorporated this metalloid into several of its movements, including the BLAST TOURBILLON’s caliber UN-172 and the LADY DIVER’s caliber UN-816.
Inspired by the shimmering colors of this revolutionary material, the bezels of these two new models are adorned with purple, green, blue or pink gem-stones that sparkle in the sunlight for a “rainbow” effect.
The ULYSSE NARDIN BLAST is a revolutionary watch with a 45mm case and skeleton “X” dial with complex and geometric forms.
To soften the look, a total of 50 rubies and sapphire baguette gemstones adorn the bezel and the indexes of the RAINBOW edition of the ULYSSE NARDIN BLAST.
The BLAST is powered by the UN-172 automatic flying tourbillon movement with Silicium technology (escapement wheel, anchor & balance spring) enclosed in a black DLC titanium case and sealed with a black ceramic polished and sand-blasted upper case. Boasting a micro-rotor in platinum placed at 12 o’clock, the UN-172 calibre offers 72 hours of power reserve.
Limited to 50 pieces, the ULYSSE NARDIN BLAST RAINBOW watch comes with a waterproof velvet rubber strap or a black alligator strap, together with a black DLC titanium and black ceramic self-deploying buckle. It is water resistant to 50 meters. This timepiece retails at a price of 85’000 CHF.
The new LADY DIVER RAINBOW in black or white is the next generation of the 2019 LADY DIVER but with eye-catching, dazzling decorative touches. Forty stones (ruby, aquamarine, topaz, tsavorite and sapphire) are set on the concave unidirectional bezel of this new watch.
Eleven diamonds serving as indexes increase the scintillating effect of the watch and bring a touch of elegance to this sublime diving watch. Both young and sportive, this 39mm ULYSSE NARDIN LADY DIVER RAINBOW is water resistant to 300 meters.
The UN-816 automatic movement with Silicium technology is the beating heart of each DIVER watch, keeping track of the hours, minutes, seconds, and date.
Both white and black LADY DIVER RAINBOW models come in a limited edition of 300 timepieces each on a white or black structured rubber strap, at a price of 12’900 CHF.
Technical details
Model: ULYSSE NARDIN BLAST RAINBOW
Reference: 1723-400B1LE-2B-RAIN/3A
Movement
UN-172 Manufacture automatic skeleton movement
Flying tourbillon
Hours, minutes
Micro-rotor in platinum at 12 o’clock
Escapement wheel, anchor & balance spring in Silicium
25 Jewels
Frequency: 2.5Hz/18’000VPH
Power reserve: 72hours
Case
Black DLC titanium middle-case
Black ceramic polished & sand blasted upper-case
Case-back: Black DLC titanium open sapphire case-back
Bezel: Black DLC stainless-steel bezel set with 38 rainbow baguette gemstones (ruby and sapphire), 3,65CTS
Gemstones: Ruby (red), sapphire (orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, pink)
Case diameter: 45mm
Water resistance: 50m
Dial
Skeleton dial
Rectangle and double X in black
Black hands in Superluminova®
Black indexes set with 12 rainbow baguette gemstones, 1,58CTS
Strap
Black velvet water-proof rubber or black alligator strap
Compatible with any BLAST TOURBILLON strap
Black DLC titanium and black ceramic self-deploying buckle
Edition
Limited edition of 50 pieces
Price
85’000 CHF/ 80’800 EUR/ 89’700 USD
Model: ULYSSE NARDIN LADY DIVER RAINBOW
References
8163-182B1LE-1A-RAIN/3A: Lady Diver Rainbow White
8163-182B1LE-2A-RAIN/3A: Lady Diver Rainbow Black
Movement
UN-816 caliber, automatic movement
Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Silicium technology: escapement wheel and anchor
19 jewels
Frequency: 4Hz/ 28’800V/H
Case
Stainless steel polished case (Lady Diver Rainbow White)
Black stainless steel case (Lady Diver Rainbow Black)
Bezel: Concave bezel with a domed sapphire glass
Stainless steel bezel set with 40 rainbow precious stones, 1.04CTS
Gemstones: Ruby (red), tsavorite (green), peridot (light green), topaz (London blue), aquamarine (light blue), amethyst (violet), sapphire (orange, yellow, blue, violet, pink)
Case-back: Wind rose engraved on the stainless steel case-back
Case diameter: 39mm
Water resistance: 300m
Dial
– Lady Diver Rainbow White: Silver dial with 11 diamonds, 0.12CTS
– Lady Diver Rainbow Black: Black dial with 11 diamonds, 0.12CTS
Date at 6o’clock
12 o’clock index nd hands with Superluminova®
Straps
Lady Diver Rainbow White: White structured rubber strap or White alligator strap, Stainless-steel tang buckle
Lady Diver Rainbow Black: Black structured rubber strap or black alligator strap with white stitches, Black ceramic tang buckle
Edition
Lady Diver Rainbow White: Limited edition of 300 pieces
Lady Diver Rainbow Black: Limited edition of 300 pieces
Price
12’900 CHF/ 12’300 EUR/ 13’600 USD
