Manufacturer: Ulysse Nardin Year: Circa 2015 Reference No: 2053-132 Case No: No. 18 Model Name: Freak Out Titanium Material: Titanium Calibre: Manual, cal. UN-205, 19 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Kevlar Clasp/Buckle: Titanium Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp Dimensions: 45mm diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
Catalogue Essay
The Ulysse Nardin Freak is perhaps the most unconventional timepiece yet the most iconic timepiece introduced by the firm in 2001. With the gear train repurposed to depicting the hour and minutes, it was also amongst one of the very first to utilize silicon in its escapement.
After its successful inception, the firm upgraded the Freak by implementing more silicon components to the escapement to reduce stress and inefficiency caused by friction. In the following year, Ulysse Nardin introduced the “Freak Out Titanium” in conjunction with the “Blue Cruiser” with a 7 day power reserve manually-wound in-house caliber UN-205 and further enhanced by a carrousel tourbillon fitted on the tail end of the gear train.
The present example Ulysse Nardin Freak Out Titanium numbered no. 18 from circa 2014 is preserved in attractive overall condition.
Founded in 1846 in Le Locle, Switzerland, Ulysse Nardin is a widely acclaimed Swiss watch manufacturer that earned recognition for its precision chronometers during the early to mid-twentieth century. Ulysse Nardin himself was a trained watchmaker under the guidance of his father, Leonard-Frederic Nardin, as well as master watchmakers Frederic William Dubois and Louis Jean Richard-dit-Bressel. Collectors in particular seek this brand's oversized vintage chronograph wristwatches, including the reference 7536-2.
