Ulysse Nardin Diver NET Vendée Globe

The independant Swiss watch maison Ulysse Nardin, that has been disrupting haute horlogerie since 1846, is excited to introduce the Diver NET Vendée Globe, a maverick watch created for the freaks of the high seas, the yachtsmen and women who take part in the brutal Vendée Globe.

Ulysse Nardin, the pioneer of precision that built its name supplying accurate, reliable marine chronometers to the world’s navies in the 19th century, will serve as an Official Partner and the Official Timekeeper of the Vendée Globe for the second time, having first performed the role in 2020-21. The Vendée Globe is contested once every four years.

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 boundary-pushing watch contains an incredible catalogue of recycled and upcycled materials, including recycled steel, upcycled carbon fibre and recycled fishing nets. More disruptive still, the movement’s escapement is produced from upcycled silicon.

Together, these pioneering, environment-first elements make the Diver NET Vendée Globe the most sustainable watch ever to emerge from Ulysse Nardin’s historic Le Locle manufacture.