HOWEVER , THE NEW WATCH , which debuted during Watches and Wonders 2023 , now benefits from the many technical advances Ulysse Nardin devised during the past twenty years ( Note that since 2001 , Ulysse Nardin has filed more than twenty patents for the Freak ).
Thus , the new Freak One is regulated by a silicon hairspring ( which Ulysse Nardin introduced in 2008 ) and is regulated with an escapement treated with the synthetic diamond and silicon plasma treatment called DIAMonSIL , which Ulysse Nardin added to the Freak in 2007 .
A more recent technical flourish , the proprietary automatic Grinder system , means the Freak One is much more easily wound . The system is twice as efficient as a traditional winding system and contributes to the long seventytwo-hour power reserve of the UN-240 manufacture caliber inside .
Aesthetically , the new Freak One combines several favorite Freak designs from the past . These include the notched bezel of the original 2001 Freak , the open gear train seen on the 2013 Freak Cruiser , plus the high-legibility of the 2018 Freak Vision .
As a sort of tribute watch to its original model , the new Freak One glows with beautifully finished gold movement components and a gold bezel , all contrasting luxuriously with the 44mm black DLC-coated titanium case . The lightweight metal plus a newly integrated 30 % recycled textured rubber strap ( one of three included ) combine to make the Freak One quite comfortable on the wrist .
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