The Ulysse Nardin Video Logbook: A Conversation About the Brand’s Marine History and the New Military Watch
Since 1846, Ulysse Nardin has continued to introduce iconic timepieces full of wonderful ingenuity and extraordinary technical achievement. Part of this achievement comes from the company’s determination to master every aspect of the craft in-house. For this ongoing video series about the Swiss watch brand, WatchTime sat down with Massimo Bonfigli, the brand’s heritage director, to talk about Ulysse Nardin’s history, and the latest watch dedicated to the partnership with the US Navy:
Ulysse Nardin and the US Navy: A Story of Time
The pioneering partnership between Ulysse Nardin the United States Navy began in 1905, when the Washington Naval Observatory organized a competition for ?Precision Torpedo Boat Timepieces.? The goal of the competition was to supply the US Navy with the best available on-board chronometers. These precision timepieces, given to superior naval officers, were meant to provide the torpedo boats with an hour of reference as accurate and reliable as those on the largest naval vessels. Ulysse Nardin won the competition several years in a row and became the official supplier of the American Navy. ?Semper fortis?
?Semper fortis,? ?always strong? – the US Navy motto, equally describes the philosophy of Ulysse Nardin and its engineering team, which carries within its proud traditions a stalwart drive for reliability and an unwavering determination to master the measure of time.
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