The Gentleman Magazine Issue 20 | April 2020 | Page 9
He led the first East/West transcontinental crossing of
Antarctica by skis and kites via two of its poles, setting three
world records over the 4100 kilometers during an expedition
through the polar desert that lasted a grueling 82 days.
Sebastian is planning a new expedition to cross the Arctic
Ocean in 2021.
The fruit of Sebastian’s labor has been seen on the National
Geographic Channel, CNN, in the New York Times and
Paris Match, among others. He is a devoted proponent of
environmental conservation and his published books are a
living testament to his crusade. “Helping people fall in love
with their world,” he says, ”is a catalyst to wanting to save it”.
A polar symphony of light and ice, the Ulysse Nardin Diver
X ANTARCTICA is an extension of his deep love and respect
for the planet. “Ulysse Nardin is a brand as devoted to our
planet’s oceans as I am. I believe that our partnership will bring
important benefits to all parties concerned and, hopefully,
raise awareness of what we need to do to take better care of this
great blue planet.”
DIVER X ANTARCTICA
Terra Australis, as Antarctica was formerly called - the last
continent to be discovered and the Earth’s southernmost,
most hostile landmass - has been a source of fascination for
explorers, scientists and historians for the two centuries since
it was first sighted. A place of mystery and intrigue, the frozen
tip of the planet has been fabled destination and source of
fascination since Aristotle wrote about a possible Antarctic
region in his tome Meteorology circa 350 BC.
In an ode to the essence of exploration and all it entails,
Ulysse Nardin has designed the DIVER X ANTARCTICA.
An avatar in the world of watchmaking, the ANTARCTICA
model of the DIVER X is a watch that brings the “X-factor”
to tackle world’s roughest seas - in honor of the modern-day
Ulysses who choose to risk exploring this daunting, dangerous
place, literally located at the end of the Earth. With its light
blue icebergs and frozen ocean, beacons of an age long past,
Antarctica has no latitude coordinates, only a location of 90°
longitude.
A matte white rubber strap recalls the clean and austere lines
of the Earth’s Southernmost Continent with ice blue touches
on the dial reflecting the icebergs floating in the sea there.
The Ulysse Nardin brand element is prominent under the
sand-blasted dial. The bezel - in a white rubber - matches the
watch strap. Its UN-118 movement guarantees accuracy in any
hemisphere at any time of the day or night. The gray face is
marked with a bold and elegant “X”. The crown, horns and case
back are all made from titanium.
The stamp on the back of the watch details not only the
coordinates of the Antarctic Continent: 90° longitude (with no
latitude necessary for the landmass located at the southernmost
tip of the Earth) but also the route of the Vendée Globe sailing
race, of which Ulysse Nardin has become the official sponsor.
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Sebastian Copeland is a photographer who uses his artistic
work to communicate messages of urgent global significance.
A friend of the Swiss watch manufacture Ulysse Nardin since
November 2019 he joined the brand’s armada of modern
explorers known as “Team of Ulysses” together with other free-
spirited watermen and women: Fred Buyle, Alex Caizergues,
Mathieu Crepel, Sebastien Destremau, Ben Thouard and
Alessia Zecchini. Sebastian’s images have been seen around
the world and his books are a reference for modern explorers
as well as for those merely curious about the extreme climate;
the cold, dry and windblown, least inhabited continent on
Earth. On the centennial 2011-2012 season of the South Pole,
with partner Eric McNair-Landry, Sebastian spent more than
his fair share of time in the field, witnessing this marvel of time
untouched firsthand.
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