Benzinger unique – Ulysse Nardin

Collecting · · by Christian Bissener


Steel Benzinger watch with a skeletonised silver dial, blue hands and gold-toned details, black strap

In 1846 the Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin founded his own business as a manufacturer of marine chronometers. These precise instruments, housed in heavy, shock-resistant wooden cases, made reliable navigation possible for seafarers, and watches from the house are part of every high-quality collection today. With this redesigned and decorated model Benzinger pays tribute to the earlier, gifted watchmaker.

Steel Benzinger caseback with a blue going train, gold-toned bridges and engraved text around the case rim
The historical Ulysse Nardin movement, engraved and skeletonised by hand

Specification

  • High-grade steel case made in Pforzheim, 42mm, screwed-in strap lugs, sapphire glass on both sides
  • Hand-engraved, hand-skeletonised Sterling silver dial with original Breguet-style frost and a view to the hand-engraved, hand-skeletonised ground plate
  • Flame-blued, pear-shaped hands
  • Hand-engraved, hand-skeletonised and hand-guilloché historical Ulysse Nardin hand-winding movement, with screwed gold chatons and open screw balance
  • Hand-guilloché ground plate coated with blue platinum
  • Hand-sewn alligator strap with double folding clasp