Mitch K
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Overall I agree with your assessment.
I ordered mine with a bit of skepticism. The pictures were nice and I liked the concept. When I received the watch, I must say that I was bowled over. In the metal it is so much more stunning then I had imagined. Yes the dial is fantastic. It was truly love at first sight. I have read your concerns about the date and I must say that it doesn't bother me. It is small and not terribly obtrusive.
Yes it is a big watch but it doesn't wear big. It actually wears comfortably even on my 6 1/4 inch wrist.
The operation of the watch is logical with the crown controlling the winding, date and time with just a push of the finger. I have been told that the reason the crown control was created was at the behest of Rolf's wife who wanted to protect her nails when she went to set the watch and not have to pull out the crown. May true. Maybe urban legend.
Now the music. It is either on the hour, en passant, or on demand. Yes it is not as loud as I would like but if you look at the construction it is not possible to compare it to the Sonata. FIrst of all the first iteration of the Sonata was not that loud either. But the Sonata's sound is generated in the back of the watch by a ring mounted close to the metal case. I am sure there is some resonant effects from the case. The "music box" function is on the top of the watch under the sapphire glass with no contact and perhaps not as much resonance. I think that it actually may be a tad louder than my Hour Striker. I do admit that there have been times when I have been surprised to hear music emanating from my wrist and have to realize from where it is coming. The trade off between the loudness of the sound and watching the mechanism, it is cool to watch the mechanism (I like being a gear head). I did have the opportunity to try out the other music box on the wrist - the Breguet. If you think that the Stranger is large, the Breguet is huge - it is 48 mm and 16.8 mm tall. It is said to be in constructed to amplify the sound but in my opinion the Stranger is louder. In the Breguet, the mechanism is buried and far from sight. And the choice of the music? The classical vs the classical Sinatra?
Overall, I think that the Stranger is my cup of tea.
Mitch
Ulysse Nardin Stranger, two pictures, and some thoughts.
Finally! Finally, I had the opportunity to see this Watch, which was unveiled last year on rose gold, and this year in white gold. 2013: 2014: And to take some pictures at the UN Paris Boutique. The Watch is huge, with its 45 mm and thick, which is much m...
Overall I agree with your assessment.
I ordered mine with a bit of skepticism. The pictures were nice and I liked the concept. When I received the watch, I must say that I was bowled over. In the metal it is so much more stunning then I had imagined. Yes the dial is fantastic. It was truly lo...
Thanks for your very interesting feedback, Mitch.
As for my acoustical observations, you are right. I have no comparisons in mind, other than the Sonata, the Master Minute Repeater, and my Alarms. So, I was expecting a louder sound. But never heard other " music box " on the wrist. It had to be added, in...
I saw one this week...
In WG at a large dealer here in Hong Kong. Like so many other UN pieces (Hourstriker, Freak, Moonstruck) from UN, they have such originality. But you are right....what a big watch. 42mm or less would be great...but perhaps the movement needs the larger ca...
Unlike in other watch brands, UN tends to make the case to fit the movement.
The Stranger is a larger case because it had to be and still be a watch. I could imagine that a music box alone could be in a smaller case but you have to not only include the music box function but also the watch function as well and all that goes along ...
Thanks for your insight. ...
Thanks for your insight. I do like all these unique pieces, and would have guessed the Stranger size was for reasons you suggest or for acoustical properties of the case, etc. Your points on the Moonstruck are interesting and I wonder how the complexity c...
Excellent question about the Trilogy. I don't have an answer but will have to find out.
The first issue is that I don't have a clue how the Trilogy work. Will have to find out. Mitch
Unless you are an astronomist, I think many people don't get how...
The Trilogy works.... Don't worry... ;) Best, Nicolas
Making the case fit the movement. That is very interesting, Mitch.
I didn't tink about that, because of some watches like the Freak. The movement size is basically the same from the one to the last one, or did I miss something? But the case gained, through years, three good milimeters. On some of their watches, yes, and ...
Same thing with the perpetual...
Same thing with the perpetual from 38mm to 40mm to 42mm...same movement and the hourstriker as well grew to 42mm. Can see the same case changes getting larger in the Marine line as well with the same movement. On 17 Oct, 2014, at 13:33, www watchprosite &...
I am am sure that you are right in that some of the watches
in the line have "grown" while the movements have not. I am thinking about he diver watches. The Freak in its multiple iterations seems to fit whatever case that it is in and I have not seen evidence of a ring or other "enhancement". Mtich
Yes, the Marine line has grown, but we have to check the dimensions of the Cal 118.
The new in house movement from the brand with the Anchor... That was true for the Marine line powered by the ETA.... Best, Nicolas
Sorry I missed this post until now
Thanks for the live photos! My first reaction is the dial is MUCH more dimensional than the press photos show. And that is great visually. Of course, it does add to the thickness, but for this watch, that definitely seems OK. Hope to see one of these up c...
