Ulysse Nardin Mega Yacht Pilot Watch - Wrist Pilot

Posted by lifata on March 6th, 2023

Since the modern revival, Ulysse Nardin has been known for creating large complex functions. In the era when the complex functions of wristwatches were scarce, it became famous in one fell swoop with its complicated astronomical functions, successfully bringing Ulysse Nardin to the list of top watches. Today, the brand still retains the tradition of creating complex functions for astronomical displays such as the moon, and has profound attainments.

Ulysse Nardin is not the first to draw innovative designs from the nautical world. As early as 2016, Ulysse Nardin was inspired by the shape of a sailing ship and produced a limited edition of 18 Grand Deck flagship tourbillon watches. The nautical series Mega Yacht pilot ship watch is also a continuation of the grand voyage, but the themes of the expressions of the two are different. Simply understood, the grand voyage is a traditional sailing ship, while the pilot ship is a modern luxury yacht. There are two styles of pilot ships, one is the platinum blue plate launched in 2019, and the other is the rose gold black plate introduced today. The texture of the two watches also allows Ulysse Nardin to perform two completely different sensory effects, one is like sailing in the sea, and the other is like roaming in the galaxy.

Ulysse Nardin replica uses 5N rose gold to make a 44mm case. The entire watch is mainly decorated with polishing. There is a Ulysse Nardin iconic nameplate design on the side of the watch, which has been engraved with an independent number. Ulysse Nardin also supports custom engraved names or mottos Short sentences. The thickness of the watch can be clearly felt from the side of the watch. It is indeed because Ulysse Nardin presents the idea of complex functions as three-dimensional, which is a certain trade-off.

The brand anchor logo is engraved on the top of the crown on the side of the watch, and there are blue rubber pits all over the body to enhance the grip and adjust the winding feel. Ulysse Nardin also retains the shoulder guard design of the old nautical series Perfect Fake Watches for the crown.

Ulysse Nardin also set a clear and eye-catching opening window on the side of the crown to indicate the adjustment position of the crown. S is to adjust the time pointer, and TM means that the tide and moon phase can be adjusted by two-way rotation. W is the winding gear of the movement. It can also be seen from the window that the shape of the frame indicator is very special, which is also made by Ulysse Nardin after the ship's herald clock.

The dial of the watch was designed by Ulysse Nardin with a luxury yacht as the main body, and painted in an extraordinary realistic way. The bow of the rose gold yacht shuttles on the black Grand Feu enamel waves. The enamel plates of Ulysse Nardin all come from the brand’s own Donzé Cadrans SA workshop. From the picture above, the overall surface of the plate is very finely fired, and the enamel surface near the bow has obvious black, white, and gold gradients, just like The boat sails normally and swings out of the water.

Although the panel has multiple display functions, this pilot ship is still visually clear due to its large size and reasonable layout. The outline of the bow is assembled around the body, the anchor power display at 3 o'clock, the propeller-shaped flying tourbillon device at 6 o'clock, the 3D moon at 9 o'clock, and the miniature windlass at 12 o'clock.

Then let's look at the anchor dynamic display on the right half first. In order to make the watch show more nautical elements, Ulysse Nardin first miniaturized a set of windlass at 12 o'clock, which is to drive the relevant movement gear train through the hinge system. , so that the anchor on the right will move with the winding of the crown to display the current power reserve. Ulysse Nardin also wants to better demonstrate this innovative system. Turn it again and the windlass will still run.

The spherical moon phase display on the left side of the watch is also eye-catching. Different from the traditional moon phase display, Ulysse Nardin directly makes the moon into 3D. The miniature moon made by ultra-precise engraving technology looks like a real moon. The surface is average, and it is a scene of a bright moon on the sea when it is placed next to the bow.

The two-color effect of the moon, the dark side has been treated with black PVD to distinguish and display the new moon cycle. The brighter side of the rhodium plating represents the side illuminated by the sun. The two sides rotate slowly, which can accurately display the profit and loss status of the moon. Next to and below the moon, the tide display is assembled, and the seasonal coefficient of the tide is indicated. In fact, few watch brands do display functions related to tides, but whether it is moon phases or tides, they are closely related to Ulysse Nardin's nautical origin history. While paying tribute, Ulysse Nardin can also use this to show the Show strength.

Relatively speaking, compared with other innovative functions on the watch dial, the flying tourbillon is no longer the absolute protagonist, but Ulysse Nardin luxury replica watches also chose a special marine propeller shape for the flying tourbillon frame, and After the blades are finely polished, you can see the delicate brushed decoration from the above picture, and the viewing performance is still very good.

As for the UN-631 movement part of the watch, let’s talk about the appearance decoration first. This watch is completely different from the traditional large and complex movement we understand. The layout of the board, the large-area sandblasting on the decoration, the circular brushing on the details, and the front design are all in a cutting-edge style design, which will even make you feel a bit like the creations and machines in the cyberpunk world. The feeling and science fiction are very strong, as if the movement has been successfully made into a spaceship engine component. In terms of performance, the movement is composed of 504 parts, and the power reserve can reach 80 hours after manual winding and full chain. It is worth mentioning that this UN-631 movement was jointly developed by Ulysse Nardin and Christophe Claret.