In 2001, Ulysse Nardin introduced a watch - the Freak - that was a complete shock for the industry, not only in terms of design and display but mainly because it was the first timepiece commercialised with silicium parts - a controversial material back then, which has now found its place in dozens of watches. Today, as a sort of tribute to that pioneering use of silicium in a watch, Ulysse Nardin equips its recent Freak X (see more here) with a dial that is actually*made of this material, displayed as marquetry.


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