Brand Information: Ulysse Nardin
Few watchmakers require a book of operating instructions to accompany their timepieces. But the Ulysse Nardin dynasty is no ordinary watchmaker. Since 1846, Nardin and his descendents have produced award winning timepieces. These coveted watches are produced in extremely limited quantities. Ulysse Nardin's technical achievements are legendary. Its watches of the last thirty years have been exemplary. Among its many celebrated watches, are the Astrolabium Galileo Galilei (an automatic watch only 9mm thick that indicates the height and direction of the sun, moon and stars), the Planetarium Copernicus (displaying the solar system), and the Tellurium (that projects the earth in a geographically accurate perspective from the North Pole).
Royal Blue Tourbillon Mens Wristwatch
Model: 799-99 |
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This is the Ulysse Nardin Royal Blue Tourbillon 799-99 watch
Other series by Ulysse Nardin include: |
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| Item number: |
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799-99BAG-8BAG |
| Brand: |
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Ulysse Nardin |
| Style Number: |
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799-99 |
| Also Called: |
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799-99BAG-8BAG, 79999, 79999BAG8BAG |
| Series: |
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Royal Blue Tourbillon |
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Mens |
| Case: |
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Platinum 950 |
| Dial Color: |
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Skeletonized Blue |
| Watch Bracelet / Strap: |
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Platinum Bracelet. 34.76 carats of diamonds. |
| Watch Clasp: |
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Folding Clasp in Platinum and 18k White Gold |
| Movement: |
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Manual Winding |
| Engine: |
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Ulysse Nardin UN79 (36 jewels) |
| Functions: |
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Flying Tourbillon, Hours, Minutes, Circular Rack Setting Meachanism |
| Crystal: |
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Sapphire - Anti-reflective |
| Case Diameter: |
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43.0 mm |
| Caseback: |
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Sapphire Crystal Display |
| Bezel Material: |
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Platinum 950 |
| Bezel Function: |
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Fixed |
| Water Resistance: |
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30m / 100ft (suitable for splashing, light rain; unsuitable for swimming or diving) |
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Set with 8 baguette diamonds (0.17 carats) and 1 cabochon blue sapphire (0.38 carats) |
| Calendar: |
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None |
| Power Reserve: |
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100-hour power reserve |
| Additional Info: |
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Since the days of the Bourbon kings in France, blue was considered a royal color, and its use was subject of exact regulations and restrictions. Today, in more democratic times, a private-owned company like Ulysse Nardin does not have to ask for royal grant to use blue as the main color on its watch dials. However, it is only a gesture of awareness for tradition, that finally, the blue-theme is crowned with a magnificent timepiece, worthy of a king's attention: the Royal Blue Mystery tourbillon.
'Mystery' watches have a long tradition, and their popularity is the result of a watchmaker's ability to hide the mechanism's complexity, so that the spectator has to ask himself 'how does the energy reach the watch hands?'. Consequently, parts made of transparent, or 'invisible' material have been a classic component of such 'mystery watches'.
In the case of the Royal Blue, the mystery is to see the tourbillon seemingly floating in the watch, without any apparent connection to the hands. The trick is relatively simple in theory, but complicated in realization: the bridges and plates are made from synthetic sapphire. The Royal Blue is not the first tourbillon showing this design approach. However, it is the first sapphire watch with a flying tourbillon, meaning that the tourbillon cage is attached to the movement only on one point on its rear, while the axis is turning freely, without any support on the front.
Another first is the coloring of the sapphire bridges. The Royal Blue now allows its sapphire parts, at least some of them, an appearance we normally connect with sapphire: they appear in a beautiful, shining blue, while still keeping their transparency. The front cover bearing of the tourbillon cage is also made of darker synthetic sapphire.
The watch itself is result of an already traditional co-operation, which brought us watches like the Triple Jack, the Circus and the Hourstriker. Ulysse Nardin and Christophe Claret teamed up again to create the Royal Blue.
Regarding the watch's overall design, some elements are typical for UN, such as the hands, which were originally designed for the Sonata by Rolf Schnyder himself. Others are not so typical, such as the ring of diamonds inside the bezel. The twelve natural sapphires serve as hour markers.
The watch is offered with a folding clasp. However, folding clasps made from platinum have a problem: The material is hard and doesn’t have the elasticity to make a clasp snap closed and hold it firmly. Accidental opening is quite frequent. Therefore, the UN clasp offered with the Royal Blue is made from two materials: The folding machanism is made from 18k white gold, while the parts visible from outside are made from platinum. This system has proved to be very good and secure, and other high-end brands are using it, too.
Case set with 80 baguette diamonds (5.07 carats), and 45 blue sapphires of different cut (9.19 carats). Flange set with 48 baguette diamonds (0.79 carats) and 12 baguette sapphires (0.23 carats). |
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Available with diamonds and/or sapphires on the flange in multiple styles. |
| Warranty: |
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ORIGINAL UN INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY |
| Limited/Special Edition: |
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LIMITED EDITION OF 30 PIECES IN PLATINUM |
Shipping, Warranty and Other Information |
- Usually ships within 2-3 business days, after our 24-48 hour credit verification has been performed following order placement. Gemnation ships via FedEx insured second-day air delivery, free. If you have selected expedited shipping or have a specific deadline for receipt, please e-mail us to ensure prompt delivery.
- Please note, that in order to keep the price of our luxury goods as low as possible, those items costing less than $200, will be shipped promptly via FedEx Ground, generally reaching you within the same period as Second Day Air.
- 10% restocking fee on all returned watches.
- Availability: Watches displayed as available may have already been purchased. Availability is updated as often as possible. If a watch displayed as available when the order was placed, but we no longer have the watch in stock, we will inform you of this fact and your credit card will not be charged.
- Packaging and Documentation: This watch is GUARANTEED 100% authentic, has ORIGINAL SERIAL NUMBERS and is shipped in FACTORY-FRESH, BRAND NEW, UNWORN condition with ALL manufacturer documentation and packaging. Package contains watch manufacturer's certificate of authenticity (if such certificate is applicable, and provided by the manufacturer), tags, stickers, boxes, and user manuals .
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- We sell luxury timepieces at considerably lower prices than the manufacturers list price. Gemnation is not an Authorized Ulysse Nardin Watch Dealer and is not affiliated with Ulysse Nardin. Authorized dealers are not permitted to discount or sell watches on the Internet. For this reason, we choose not to be authorized watch dealers for many of the brands that we sell. Since we are not authorized dealers for many of the watch manufacturers, we may be unable to ship the original watch manufacturers warranty. In all cases, however, we provide a 2 year Gemnation warranty (active from the date of purchase). If we can supply the original warranty we provide this information in the individual watch description.
- Warranty: A 2-year warranty is provided by Gemnation.com unless otherwise indicated in the above description. For warranty and servicing purposes, Gemnation utilizes a full-time Swiss-trained watchmaker who is licensed and trained to repair every brand and model of watch that we sell.
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