For its 175th anniversary, Ulysse Nardin is introducing an impressive fleet of Marine Torpilleur limited editions. Recently, WatchTime set sail with the Marine Tourpilleur Chronograph, which also has the added complication of an annual calendar onboard.

The French term torpilleur stands for a small boat designed to carry torpedoes into battle against larger, more heavily armed battleships. The name was reintroduced at Ulysse Nardin in 2017, fittingly chosen for a combatively priced watch with an in-house movement. For 2021, Ulysse Nardin?s 175th anniversary, the Swiss watchmaker is feeling combative again, and has launched a whole fleet of Torpilleur watches as a horological tribute to its storied past as a supplier of chronometers to many of the world?s navies in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Ulysse Nardin President of America François-Xavier Hotier explained, ?Chronometry has been our mantra for 175 years. These new Marine limited editions are designed for our friends and collectors worldwide. We pay tribute to our past as supplier of most of the admiralties in the world. It?s a wonderful way to showcase this chapter of the manufacture?s past, and a fitting addition to the many cutting-edge pieces we?ve introduced in the last two years. In short, we can now travel back in time with this collection, focus on the present with the recent releases, or even look into the brand?s future with the UFO deck clock.?
Despite its 44-mm diameter, the chronograph wears ...