Ulysse Nardin Diver Net: A Concept Watch Born Beneath the Ocean
Ulysse Nardin, a watch manufacturer known since its inception in 1846 for its close connection to seafaring, has in recent years demonstrated a commitment to ocean-related environmental initiatives. Its latest concept watch represents not only the manufacture’s most aggressive effort yet in combating marine pollution, but also a true first in the watch industry: the Diver Net features an entire case constructed from recycled fishing nets recovered from the oceans.
The Ulysse Nardin Diver Net is a concept watch boasting an entire case made of recycled fishing nets, a watch-industry first.
Other watch brands have used recycled ocean waste for straps, packaging, and other elements ? among them Breitling, Oris, and Carl F. Bucherer ? but with the Diver Net, Ulysse Nardin has introduced the first timepiece whose case middle, caseback, and bezel insert are formed entirely from polyamide pellets, a friction-resistant raw material that results from the melting down of out-of-use plastic fishing nets harvested from harbors. The strap is also “upcycled,” made from sea-polluting PET plastic pressed into reels of thread, and the crystal, made from transparent ceramic glass rather than sapphire, also represents an environmentally friendly upgrade, as it uses less energy to produce. All in all, the Diver Net ? still a concept piece, not a commercial product, though Ulysse Nardin has expressed the intention to eventually produce a version for the market ? may be th...
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