Ulysse Nardin Quadrato Dual Time Perpetual watch

The Ulysse Nardin Quadrato Dual Time Perpetual watch brings a fresh new aesthetic interpretation to the unique Ulysse Nardin perpetual calendar mechanism, offering a bold and massively crafted case whose fine craftsmanship reflects the best traditions of the skilled goldsmith. Within the stylish 42 X 42mm form of the Quadrato Dual Time Perpetual watch lies the exceptional selfwinding UN-32 movement, which gives this timepiece its extraordinary abilities.

Indicating day of the week, date, month, and calendar year, the Ulysse Nardin Quadrato Dual Time Perpetual watch will automatically take into account the varying length of months, while allowing for leap years. What makes this timepiece mechanically different from other fine perpetual calendar watches, is its unique implementation of circular elements (epicycloidal wheels, Maltese crosses, etc.) rather than the levers, cams, and springs employed in traditional perpetual calendar mechanisms, which are considerably more delicate and correspondingly difficult to service.

The Ulysse Nardin system, devised by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, enables the calendar to be corrected backwards as well as forwards, a worlds first in a perpetual calendar watch. Not only is this solution exceptionally friendly to its wearer, it also prevents any setting-related damage to the mechanism. Within the arrangement of information this watch presents, the date itself can be set backwards or forwards at the whim of its owner, and its dual disc format ensures that it is easily read without the need for any visually distracting magnification elements.

Another technical element of note in the Quadrato Dual Time Perpetual watch is the easily adjusted dual time display, which features a 24-hour hand which can be set to the wearer's home time. To compensate for the hourly differences of various time zones, the 12-hour hand can be set forward or backwards in one hour jumps by means of the two buttons on the side of the case, the upper to advance, and the lower to go back. Aesthetically, the UN-32 movement is a pleasure to admire through the exhibition case back, its bridges decorated with a "Cotes Circulaires" pattern, and the white gold rotor inlaid with the Ulysse Nardin anchor in richly colored blue enamel.

Presented in a flawlessly finished 18K white or rose gold case, with a choice of several intricately detailed guilloche pattern dials, and completed by a thickly padded crocodile strap with a massively crafted gold deployant buckle, the Ulysse Nardin Quadrato Dual Time Perpetual watch encapsulates the great horological ingenuity of Ulysse Nardin within a package of overwhelming luxury and striking visual presence.

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