Ulysse Nardin Classico Manara Manufacture 40 mm

A voyage into the depths of a mythical sea of desire

Ten enchanting erotic watches created in collatoration with Italian erotic comic book artist Milo Manara.

“I had to think of a theme that brings all these ten images together and yet leaves each one its autono-my, so that it works on its own without the need for the others, This is not a linear story but there is a common thread based on two characters; one is a timeless girl and the other, a mermaid”Milo Manara

Manara has created just ten of these illustrations, a series that Ulysse Nardin has reproduced using micro painting. High in the swiss mountains, artisans at the Ulysse Nardin Headquarters in Le Locle have been working during approximately 50 hours around the clock to miniaturize each of Manara’s drawings on the dials, a surface which is roughly ten times smaller than the original water …
These Classico Manara in 40 mm will be set on dark blue alligator straps to align with the color tonality dictated by Manara. As a special gift from Ulysse Nardin, each watch purchase will be accompanied by an original numbered Milo Manara print, signed by the artist himself.
Finding inspiration in artisanal traditions of the past combined with cutting-edge watchmaking, the Classico collection includes a wide variety of beautiful styles, and breathtaking complications.
It might surprise you to learn that the Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture will be the first watch in the brand’s Classico range to feature its own in-house movement. The Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture is a simply styled watch, with a pleasingly restrained dial that features central hour and minute hands, a going seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock, and a small, round date window within the …