In the flesh, Novelties '07, pt. 5: For the Ladies
By: Marcus Hanke (registered) Thursday, July 19th, 2007
The current trend
towards larger watches offers new possibilities for the Ladies' watches
as well: Where formerly only quartz movements were used due to size
restraints, solid and tried automatic movements are now standard.
Additionally, I have the impression that our ladies find themselves
interested in mechanical timepieces as well; maybe not because of the
same reasons, but for pure emotion. The restless movement of the
balance wheel is generally compared with a beating heart, and thus a
mechanical watch is attributed some kind of spirit, even 'soul'. Where
we watch enthusaists discuss about wheels and pinions, the ladies
rather see a living organism.Consequently, it is only logical for Ulysse Nardin offering more ladies' watches with mechanical movements.
The first novelty is rather a facelift, but a substantial one: The "Lady GMT" now got a small second instead of a central sweep second, and a new, highly elaborate crown, which is also used on the "Caprice" series:
Lady GMT in pink gold
Lady GMT in stainless steel, with galvanized dial
The second new ladies' watch was never shown in Basel before, since it was presented in summer last year: the "Caprice".
The original presentation can be found in our UN blog section, on the
right side of the page. I really like that watch, it has a unique
design. While the golden cases of course are gorgeous, the strong
outlines of the steel versions, together with the diamonds on the lugs,
have their own aesthetics:
Caprice in stainless steel
Caprice in pink gold
The gold versions have the diamonds on the massive 18k gold rotor
The new crown design, with artificial sapphires and a blue enamel top.
Caprice in stainless steel
Caprice in pink gold
The gold versions have the diamonds on the massive 18k gold rotor
The new crown design, with artificial sapphires and a blue enamel top.
Regards,
Marcus
Marcus
