Exclusive: #1 of 99 Ulysse Nardin Freak Phantom at Shapur

Haute Time was in San Francisco this week, where I had the chance to visit my good friends Arya and Shapur Mozaffarian. I stopped by their boutique on the prestigious Post Street yesterday, and when I came in Arya had a wonderful surprise in store for me.

I got an exclusive look at #1 of 99 numbered pieces of the limited edition Ulysse Nardin Freak Phantom. Released this year at BaselWorld, this is the newest Freak, and it is one of our favorites. Best of all, the piece I saw was the first of this limited collection, which made it even more special.

The Freak Phantom was produced in-house by Ulysse Nardin, with an eight-day “flying” carrousel tourbillon. Check it out in action:

The watch features a 45mm diameter case in 18k rose gold, and retails for $137,000.

There’s only one #1, so if you want to be the lucky haute horlogerie collector to get your hands on it, contact Shapur in San Francisco at 415.392.1200.

Check out our gallery for more of the incredible Ulysse Nardin Freak Phantom!

Photos and video by Seth Semilof.

Seth Semilof

Haute Time

Seth Semilof co-founded Haute Living and, with business partner Kamal Hotchandani, launched Haute Time, the brands' luxury timepiece site. His love of watches began with the TAG Heuer he received for his Bar Mitzvah and has never let up. Through Haute Time he has been honored to visit the greatest watch manufactures in the world and meet the master watchmakers behind them. He and Hotchandani curate the site personally, hand-selecting every story that goes live, and Semilof spotlights the most sought-after brands through his interviews with their CEOs and presidents.