DIVER NET VENDÉE GLOBE LIMITED EDITION OF 300

As the 10th edition of the world’s largest solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world sailing race gets underway, Ulysse Nardin announces the most sustainable watch the company has ever made.

The 300-piece limited-edition Diver NET Vendée Globe is inspired not just by the race and the courageous men and women who compete in it, but also by the company’s vision to produce sustainable watches that highlight the fragility of the world’s oceans and the impact of global warming.

The grey sandblasted dial is decorated with a red and blue X to echo the official colours of the Vendée Globe. 

The lightly grey-tinted sapphire crystal case back gives a partial view into the Ulysse Nardin manufacture movement’s open-worked automatic winding system and is decorated with a map showing the route of the Vendée Globe and with the words ‘THE ONLY SOLO UNASSISTED NON-STOP SAILING RACE AROUND THE WORLD’. The NyloFoil case back surround also indicates the watch’s 300-metre water resistance and the coordinates of the Ulysse Nardin manufacture in Le Locle. The watch is limited to 300 numbered pieces.

Secreted into the small seconds indicator at 6 o’clock is a round date window. The dates are all in blue, with the exception of the 10th, which appears in red to mark the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe and the race departure date of 10 November 2024.