Press release
Press release
Ulysse Nardin hosted a private watch collectors evening on May 20th with The Hour Glass at the Gourmet restaurant “le Saint Julien” located in the Fullerton Water Boat House. Mr. Rolf Schnyder and Mr. Michael Tay invited connoisseurs and watch collectors to view the exceptional Planet Earth brought to Singapore for the first time. Guests could also admire the revolutionary astronomical timepiece the Moonstruck along with the new Perpetual Calendar GMT+- El Toro and other 2010 novelties.
A desk clock with a spherical presentation of Earth in the Universe as conceived by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin. It shows at all times the exact position of Sun, Moon and fixed Stars in relation to any location on Planet Earth. © Ulysse Nardin
The Moonstruck focuses on the system of Sun, Earth, and Moon, concentrating on the scientifically accurate depiction of the moon phase and the global influence of lunar and solar gravitation, which results in tidal movements.
Almost twenty years after the completion of the astronomical “Trilogy of Time” which consists of the Astrolabium, Tellurium, and Planetarium, Ulysse Nardin and Ludwig Oechslin once again entered the cosmos of celestial bodies. © Ulysse Nardin
