Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker Watch

The Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker watch is a classic Ulysse Nardin complication piece, offering great craftsmanship and exceptional charm.  The Hourstriker, utilizing a mechanism with "Sonnerie en passant" enables the wearer to set his watch in such a way that each hour, as well as the half hour, is struck in passing, with no need to activate any buttons or slide levers.  Should the owner so choose, the watch can be set to be silent as well, sounding the hours only upon demand; to easily differentiate between the two settings, a pointer-type indication displays the status of the chime.  The heart of the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker watch is the selfwinding UN-75 movement, which incorporates an elaborate modular striking works that has been optimized by Ulysse Nardin for outstanding tonal and acoustical quality. 

The movement itself, refined by Ulysse Nardin, is reliable and precise; it possesses two mainspring barrels, one each for the movement itself, and the second for the striking mechanism.  The beautiful dial of the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker watch defines it is an object of rare beauty--upon a lustrous black onyx or lapis lazuli surface, a single miniature Jaquemart, delicately sculpted from gold strikes the gold bell each time this watch begins its chiming sequence, a sight sure to thrill any watch collector. 

For those with particularly adventurous tastes, Ulysse Nardin also produces the stunning Hourstriker watch in a unique and eyebrow-raising "Erotica" version, whose mother of pearl dial hosts automaton figures that animate the hourly chime with motions quite different from the ringing of a bell.  Offered in a 42mm case made from 18K rose gold or platinum, only a few of the remarkable Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker watches are produced each year, a quantity far smaller than the demand.