Ulysse Nardin joins forces with Norwegian outdoor sportswear brand, Norrøna, to launch the new DIVER NORRØNA Arctic Night.
Ulysse Nardin joins forces with Norwegian outdoor sportswear brand, Norrøna, to launch the new DIVER NORRØNA Arctic Night.
Photo Credit: Ulysse Nardin
The Swiss watchmaker and Norrøna realize their shared environmental commitments through the use of alternative and sustainable materials. Ulysse Nardin announces its partnership with polar explorer, Børge Ousland, who is an active member of the Norrøna family. The timepiece is a limited edition of 29 pieces and is sold with an Arktis Gore-Tex® Pro Norrøna jacket.
Both brands share the same love for nature and the same ambition of shifting to a more “circular model” by using alternative materials in their respective domains. Both brands are on a decisive path to more sustainable creations. Therefore, the connection between Ulysse Nardin and Norrøna should come as no surprise.
The DIVER NORRØNA Arctic Night is a watch that bears both brands’ iconic logo, DNA and sustainability commitments. The watch is a new black iteration of the most sustainable watch in Ulysse Nardin’s portfolio to this day. Inspired by the reflection of Norwegian nature that conjures up images of the Fjords and volcanic rocks, the black, gray and white color palette of this watch invokes the deep, dark, ancestral geologic formations that are the Earth’s oldest, most well-preserved rocks.
Photo Credit: Vincent Colliard The DIVER NORRØNA Arctic Night is replete with recycled materials. The side-case and the case-back are made of 40% Carbonium® and of 60% recycled fishing nets Nylo® (suppliers: Lavoisier Composite and FIL&FAB, France). The stainless-steel watch case is made up of 80% recycled automotive materials (supplier: Voestalpine Boehler, Austria). The bezel decoration is made of 100% Carbonium®. The wrist strap with scratch closing is made from 100% recycled fishing nets (supplier: JTTI, France). Finally, all components of the UN-118 automatic manufacture movement are sourced in Switzerland, almost all within a 30 km radius.
Photo Credit: Ulysse Nardin
The DIVER NORRØNA Arctic Night is a limited edition of only 29 pieces (a nod to 1929, the year NORRØNA was founded), all numbered from 1 to 29, and therefore unique. The watch will be sold with an Arktis Gore-Tex®PRO NORRØNA jacket on www.ulyssenardin.com, www.norrona.com and in Norrøna’s flagship stores in New York, Munich, Oslo and Stockholm from November 2, 2022, at a price of $12,600.
