ULYSSE NARDIN HAS LAUNCHED A COMMERCIAL VERSION OF its environmentally friend Diver Net , a concept watch launched in 2020 .
With a strap created entirely from recycled fishing nets and a case and caseback made using recycled steel , a carbon composite called Carbonium and more recycled fishing nets , the new Ulysse Nardin Ocean Race Diver might be the greenest luxury watch available . Ulysse Nardin teamed with French recycler Fil & Fab to source and develop the recycled material for the new collection .
Ulysse Nardin wants to raise awareness to protect the oceans by creating “ new from old and regenerating materials , especially plastic .” The watchmaker co-branded the watch with its partner , the around-the-globe Ocean Race , for which Ulysse Nardin is official timer .
As a 44mm dive watch , the Ocean Race Diver is water-resistant to 300 meters and features a high-visibility , green-accented unidirectional bezel made using Carbonium , the same fibers that are used for the fuselage and wings of the latest-generation aircrafts . The manufacture of Carbonium has a 40 % lower environmental impact than other carbon composites , since it makes use of the offcuts of aircraft parts , according to Ulysse Nardin .
Ulysse Nardin taps an automotive industry steel recycling channel for the 44mm case , which is 80 % to 85 % recycled .
DIVER X The watch ’ s dial echoes the watchmaker ’ s Diver X series with a double X signature on the dial , a power reserve indicator at the top , the small seconds hand at 6 o ’ clock .
The dial , toned down when compared to the concept version , is composed of a neutral textured anthracite ( ruthenium ) surface treatment . Like the brand ’ s X-Skeleton series , you ’ ll also find the Ulysse Nardin logo etched into the crown and a visible crown protector .
Even the movement , Ulysse Nardin ’ s own UN-118 , is made with materials 95 % sourced within a 30 km radius of the Manufacture , half of them coming from recycling channels ( recycled steel and brass ). All Ulysse Nardin movements utilize recycled brass .
The watch will be sold in a water-resistant pouch slipped into a dry bag recycled from the sea by Helly Hansen , a brand that is also a partner of the round-the-world Ocean Race race . Ulysse Nardin offers the watch as a limited edition of 200 pieces . Price : $ 11,500 .
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