Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur 42mm Stainless Steel Case And Bezel

Ref. 1183-310/40

The Marine collection traces its authority back to the precision deck chronometers Ulysse Nardin supplied to navies throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Torpilleur carries that lineage into a wristwatch, borrowing the language of those instruments — Roman numerals, a small seconds subdial sitting opposite a power reserve indicator — and arranging them on white lacquer with the kind of clarity that was never decorative but always functional. At 11.4mm thick, the watch sits closer to the wrist than many dress pieces of comparable diameter, which gives the alligator strap room to fold cleanly and the whole thing to disappear beneath a cuff. The UN-118 is COSC-certified and built around a DIAMonSIL escapement — silicon lever and escape wheel with a diamond-like coating — which removes the need for lubrication at those components and holds its rate without the degradation that eventually affects conventional lever geometry. Sixty hours of reserve means a watch left on a Friday evening is still running Monday morning.

Reference

1183-310/40

Brand

Ulysse Nardin

Case size

42mm

Case thickness

11.4mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

White

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

UN-118

Functions

Date, Small seconds, Power reserve indicator

Water resistance

50m

Bracelet / strap

Leather strap

Strap colour

Black

Clasp

Buckle

Retailer

Goldsmiths