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Ulysse Nardin has taken an additional stage towards production independence by paying for the rights to Ebel's proprietary Caliber 137, a chronograph motion initially made for that brand name in 1995 and just lately utilised in Ebel's 1911 BTR selection of men's replica watches . WatchTime talked about the new acquisition with Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrik Hoffman, who elaborated on the company's designs to the just about 20-year-old caliber and its little-known connection with Ulysse Nardin's possess perpetual calendar movement.
Ebel has in recent times place far more of the emphasis on its ladies' types and shifted its target absent from high-end mechanical replica watches for guys, which happens to be presumably the explanation which the enterprise, in accordance with Hoffman, approached U. N. about purchasing the rights to Caliber 137. Ebel will not want mechanical chronographs in its collection and may not use that movement any longer, Hoffman reported. We obtained most of the ebauches, the applications, the programs, and also employed 5 employees from Ebel which were working on making that motion.
The movement, which Hoffman reveals will be renamed Ulysse Nardin Caliber 150, will likely be made on the firm's facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, exactly where it makes most of the parts for its existing movements. Ulysse also features a facility in Le Locle, a different Swiss watchmaking hub.
Ebel's Caliber 137 will be renamed Ulysse Nardin Caliber 150.
Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrik Hoffman (still left) having a watchmaker
Hoffman also stated why Caliber 137 joining the Ulysse Nardin family members is a sensible growth from the technical standpoint. When we commenced, just about twenty years ago, producing our 1st perpetual calendar, the Perpetual Calendar Ludwig, we weren't able to manufacture the baseplate, he suggests. So we worked with Lemania, which was working on one particular for Caliber 137 with Ebel. Ulysse Nardin employed a similar baseplate for your perpetual calendar movement — and that is however applied in our GMT Perpetual — that Ebel employed for its chronograph motion.
The soon-to-be-renamed motion can even offer a platform for Ulysse Nardin so as to add further complications within the potential, Hoffman claims. The brand name intends to make use of it a different observe that is prepared to start with the close of 2012.
The actions will be produced at Ulysse Nardin's facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard announced right now the appointment of Michael Margolis to its workforce as the new President of America with the Sowind Group. Margolis will be part of Michele Sofisti, Sowind Group CEO, Stefano Macaluso, Girard-Perregaux Running Director, and Massimo Macaluso, JeanRichard Controlling Director, to supervise the U. S. expansion technique.
Born in the United states of america, Margolis graduated by using a double major in Latin American Research and Overseas Languages through the University of Connecticut. Proficient in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German, he commenced a income job at Crest Reprographics and afterward moved on to Nikon. His lifestyle while in the enjoy market arrived as a result of his passion for luxurious timepieces, which he made as TimeZone. com moderator from 1996 till 2007. It absolutely was at the moment that Margolis commenced his professional job in the view marketplace, when on the time replica hublot CEO, Jean-Claude Biver, brought him to the workforce as Revenue Director within the U. S.
Mike is actually a extraordinary individual, with legitimate passion for the craft , claims Michele Sofisti. We're really happy to acquire him on board to steer the U. S. workforce into this new phase from the brand and so are positive that with each other we're going to be extremely successful.
Margolis will be a part of the Sowind Group as President of The us starting up March 1st, 2012, where by he will use his long encounter and achievements within the observe market that will help the makes achieve their formidable targets during the U. S. industry.
I'm very excited and honored to affix iconic brands like Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard , says Margolis. I've admired the brands as well as their heritage from afar for quite some time and drastically appear forward to becoming part of the team.
Ebel has in recent times place far more of the emphasis on its ladies' types and shifted its target absent from high-end mechanical replica watches for guys, which happens to be presumably the explanation which the enterprise, in accordance with Hoffman, approached U. N. about purchasing the rights to Caliber 137. Ebel will not want mechanical chronographs in its collection and may not use that movement any longer, Hoffman reported. We obtained most of the ebauches, the applications, the programs, and also employed 5 employees from Ebel which were working on making that motion.
The movement, which Hoffman reveals will be renamed Ulysse Nardin Caliber 150, will likely be made on the firm's facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, exactly where it makes most of the parts for its existing movements. Ulysse also features a facility in Le Locle, a different Swiss watchmaking hub.
Ebel's Caliber 137 will be renamed Ulysse Nardin Caliber 150.
Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrik Hoffman (still left) having a watchmaker
Hoffman also stated why Caliber 137 joining the Ulysse Nardin family members is a sensible growth from the technical standpoint. When we commenced, just about twenty years ago, producing our 1st perpetual calendar, the Perpetual Calendar Ludwig, we weren't able to manufacture the baseplate, he suggests. So we worked with Lemania, which was working on one particular for Caliber 137 with Ebel. Ulysse Nardin employed a similar baseplate for your perpetual calendar movement — and that is however applied in our GMT Perpetual — that Ebel employed for its chronograph motion.
The soon-to-be-renamed motion can even offer a platform for Ulysse Nardin so as to add further complications within the potential, Hoffman claims. The brand name intends to make use of it a different observe that is prepared to start with the close of 2012.
The actions will be produced at Ulysse Nardin's facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard announced right now the appointment of Michael Margolis to its workforce as the new President of America with the Sowind Group. Margolis will be part of Michele Sofisti, Sowind Group CEO, Stefano Macaluso, Girard-Perregaux Running Director, and Massimo Macaluso, JeanRichard Controlling Director, to supervise the U. S. expansion technique.
Born in the United states of america, Margolis graduated by using a double major in Latin American Research and Overseas Languages through the University of Connecticut. Proficient in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German, he commenced a income job at Crest Reprographics and afterward moved on to Nikon. His lifestyle while in the enjoy market arrived as a result of his passion for luxurious timepieces, which he made as TimeZone. com moderator from 1996 till 2007. It absolutely was at the moment that Margolis commenced his professional job in the view marketplace, when on the time replica hublot CEO, Jean-Claude Biver, brought him to the workforce as Revenue Director within the U. S.
Mike is actually a extraordinary individual, with legitimate passion for the craft , claims Michele Sofisti. We're really happy to acquire him on board to steer the U. S. workforce into this new phase from the brand and so are positive that with each other we're going to be extremely successful.
Margolis will be a part of the Sowind Group as President of The us starting up March 1st, 2012, where by he will use his long encounter and achievements within the observe market that will help the makes achieve their formidable targets during the U. S. industry.
I'm very excited and honored to affix iconic brands like Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard , says Margolis. I've admired the brands as well as their heritage from afar for quite some time and drastically appear forward to becoming part of the team.
