The new Ulysse Nardin Blue Blast has a titanium middle case , blue titanium bezel , blue brass rectangular bridge , blue tourbillon cage , blue and grey double “ X ” pattern , metallic grey sculpted hands and indexes .
silicon escape wheel , anchor and balance spring , powers each of the four Ulysse Nardin Blast watches .
As the first automatic tourbillon within Ulysse Nardin ’ s Skeleton collection , you ’ ll find a platinum micro-rotor ( visible only from the front of the watch ) winding the mainspring , supplying a three-day reserve when full wound .
Ulysse Nardin has also restyled the lugs , making them more angular and finishing each triangular surface differently . The lug surfaces , polished by laser using a new technique devised by Ulysse Nardin , alternate between polished , satin-finish and sand blasted . The idea , according to Ulysse Nardin , is to mimic “ sharp rocks that jut out of a volcano .”
Also new here is a self-deploying buckle that releases with a single click . Ulysse Nardin says it has developed a new three-blade system that snaps open . When closing , the system simultaneously pulls both ends of he strap toward the clasp .
Ulysse Nardin is making four distinct Blast models : White , Blue , Black and Rose Gold . Each offers its own set of color or design accents – even within the tourbillon itself . The Black Blast , for example , 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 . Several strap options are possible : structured rubber , leather and velvet .
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