Ulysse Nardin is most renowned for striking, innovative designs, which include the Marine, the Diver, the Classic, the Executive, the Freak and the Hourstriker, like the present example. The Hourstriker from the San Marco collection is the perfect marriage between beauty and technology, every detail is of constructed with meticulous craftsmanship and sophistication. Paying tribute to Venice's rich maritime history and legacy of artisan crafts, the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker takes the Jacquemart on top of St. Mark’s Clocktower in San Marco Venice and miniaturised it into a wearable art on the wrist.

With only a few Hourstrikers produced a year, the present timepiece encased in platinum is of rarity. Blessed with a beautiful blue champlevé enamel dial catches light beautifully in every angle. The complicated mechanism with "Sonnerie en passant" incorporates an elaborate modular striking works that has been optimized by Ulysse Nardin for outstanding tonal and acoustical quality. Wounding the crown clock-wise powers the Jacquemart to strike the hours and half hours with precision. The pusher at 2 o’clock acts as an on/off activation for the chime, and the 4 o’clock pusher can summon the chime on demand regardless whether the silent mode is activated or not. Extremely attractive this is certainly a playful timepiece for any collection.