BUILDING ON ITS EXECUTIVE SKELETON SERIES OF OPEN-WORKED WATCHES THAT FEATURE DISTINCTIVE RECTANGULAR AND X-SHAPED BRIDGES WITHIN A BROAD , round bezel , Ulysse Nardin has added four new 45mm Blast watches . These accentuate the collection ’ s see-through X design with a new silicon tourbillon placed within its own X-shaped cage .
With these shape-within-a-shape bridges , the new Blast retains the geometrical focus we ’ ve seen in recent Ulysse Nardin X models , including the three-horned strap link , a smooth , often colored bezel and the barrel at 12 o ’ clock .
MICRO-ROTOR But the new Blast offers much that differs from previous Skeleton X offerings , especially with its new case architecture and a new tourbillon movement employing Ulysse Nardin ’ s first-ever micro-rotor .
The new skeletonized UN-172 movement ( an evolution of the UN-171 ), with its
The Black Blast comes with a ceramic upper middle case and bezel , black rectangular bridge , red and black double “ X ” pattern and a stunning new red balance wheel – the first time that Ulysse Nardin has developed a colored balance wheel .
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