Watch Dandy

Since time immemorial, Ulysse Nardin has been renowned in the maritime world for their marine chronometers and nautically themed, complicated wristwatches. In fact, for the latter part of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, the Le Locle watchmaker created bespoke timekeeping devices for the navies of over 50 different countries. Now though, UN has set its sights slightly higher than sea level, trading aquatic inspiration for the aeronautical, and in doing so, creating an all-new timepiece with an explosive new design language. Introducing the Ulysse Nardin Blast. Taking visual cues from what is surely the most awe-inspiring aircraft ever created – the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk – the Blast is an angular symphony of wrist-worn menace. Its extroverted 45mm case, which measures a mere 11mm thick, features a multifaceted case construction that utilises both an upper middle and middle case layer hewn from grade-5 titanium. The Blast is available in four different iterations –one in 18k rose gold, two in ceramic (black or white) and one made wholly of grade 5 Ti. The modish cases offer and arresting blend of laser etched satin finishing that’s strikingly juxtaposed with mirrored polishing, which can be seen on the…

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The trailer for The Batman just dropped, and anyone worried that it’s going to go all Twilight via Robert Pattinson should have their fears properly allayed. It’s as grim and gritty as ever, and the beatdown he puts on a henchmen in this short clip is nothing short of vicious. But while the trailer for The Batman is brimming with the dystopian squalor we have come to know and love from the franchise, we’re beginning to wonder what watch he’ll be sporting on his wrists as he gets his hands dirty cleaning up the city. In Christian Bale’s time as Batman, he was spotted wearing the cool and classy Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso (a watch we think was perfect for his character), but will Pattinson bring the same sartorial elegance, or something less black tie and more matte black Batmobile? Something that has been spotted on screen on the wrist of Pattinson is the sporty and sleek Chanel J12, seen in his lead role in Cosmopolis. The specific J12 reference he was wearing in that film was the grey Chanel J12 Chromatic Classic made in ceramic titanium. But for The Batman, he clearly needs something even less eye-catching, something like Chanel J12 GMT…

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