DESCRIPTION
| Manufacturer |
Ulysse Nardin |
| Model Name |
Sonata Dual Time |
| Model Number |
660-88 |
| Movement |
Automatic, UN-66 |
| Case |
18K White Gold, 42 mm |
| Dial |
Silver |
| Strap Band |
Black Ulysse Nardin Strap with Deployment Buckle |
| Serial No |
XXX |
| Approx. Retail/ Replacement Price |
$59,800 |
| Additional Information |
Never Worn with Original Box and Papers |
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With a tradition going back to 1846, Ulysse Nardin is dedicated to innovation. No other watch company has filed so many patents with so few employees. Success is the just reward, with company rolls now at over 100 employees and growing! Besides innovation, however, Ulysse Nardin does not stop presenting us classical watch making craftsmanship at the highest levels.
"Sonata, by Ulysee Nardin, in four movements, GMT +/- Dual Time; Big Date; Count Down; and an Alarm with beautiful and melodic chime ."
The "dial" is a cutout bridge which spans over the top metal layer. This is decorated with vertical stripes. The two upper subdials for countdown and alarm time are fixed with blued screws. The hands are unlike anything seen before on a wristwatch; elegantly curved, they seem to connect architecture with music, their pointed heads featuring luminous mass - indispensable on a travel and alarm watch. The part most interesting is, of course, the movement. The cal. UN-66, as it was designated, consists of more than 450 parts, 97 (!) jewels ensure perfect function with minimum friction. It is an exclusive development of UN, and there also is no externally supplied "base movement" whatsoever. Amazing!!!
This makes the Sonata the world's first mechanical wristwatch alarm that can be set be activated within 24 hours. Normally, this is only possible within twelve hours: If it is, say, 4 p.m. now, and you set a conventional alarm watch to wake you up at 7 a.m., it will chime already at 7 p.m., because the mechanism cannot differentiate between a.m. and p.m. On the "Sonata" you can set the alarm time exactly to the minute to any time a.m. or p.m., as you like. The small alarm time subdial at 2 o'clock displays the activation time. On the left dial, at 10 o'clock, you see the time that is left until the alarm sounds. This helps you set the alarm for a.m. or p.m., depending on the time still left from now on. In the example above, the countdown dial would display 15 hours left, when you set the alarm to ring at 7 a.m. Otherwise, it would only show three hours remaining. Activation of the alarm is done by pressing the pusher on the left side. A small pointer on the dial shows the current status.
That, coupled with UN's unique and famous GMT mechanism, is truly spectacular. With pressure on the pushers that are neatly integrated into the crown protectors on the left and right sides of the dial, the hour hand jumps forward or backward, to show the correct time for the time zone you have entered. The 24 hours-hand in the subdial at 6 remains unchanged, showing the time at home.
If you are on a plane at 10 o'clock in the evening, and set the alarm at 8 the next morning, your countdown dial shows that you still have 10 hours to rest. But then you land in your destination town in the East, where the local time is one hour later. This also means that you have one hour less to sleep. You press the + button to move the main hour hand on your "Sonata", and the countdown dial is updated automatically, showing one hour less. This is a really great function!
Another highlight of the Sonata is an acoustic one: the chime. At the preset alarm time, a tiny hammer beats on a large coil, resulting in a clear and absolutely melodic sound. The "bing, bing, bing!" is loud enough to be present when the watch is worn on the wrist, even during conversations in busy places. The alarm's exceptional power reserve of up to a minute should be enough to wake up in the morning. In fact, the Sonata has a solid caseback in order to exploit the maximum sound volume from the coil.
This men's Dual Time Alarm watch from the Ulysse Nardin Sonata watch collection features a solid 18k White Gold 42mm Case (13mm thick) with a Light Gray and Silver Guilloche Dial with Blue cutout bulb-like Hour and Minute Hands at Center on a Black Alligator Strap with a UN 18K White Gold Deployment Buckle. The sophisticated Automatic Movement has Dual Time with the Ulysse Nardin quick-set buttons for instant Time Zone changes (which also adjust the countdown timer), as well as a Big Double Date Display at 4 o'clock, a Chiming Alarm with a Countdown Display and an On/Off Indicator for the Alarm adjusted from the button on the left crown. Water Resistant to 30 meters. Stunning in design, sound and functionality, this watch stands alone among the crowd!!
Personal Note--This was the original design and it has never been worn!! It has the solid caseback which allows you to hear the chime of the alarm much more clearly and crisply. It is an absolute beauty of a watch and comes at an amazing price.
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