Ulysse Nardin Watch Manufacture: Where Technology Meets Pride
Patrik Hoffmann was given the position of Ulysse Nardin CEO after the brand's long standing CEO Rolf Schnyder sadly passed away in the spring of 2011. He recalls Rolf with extreme fondness, referring to how he treated him like a son in many ways, and how for long periods of time he would live at Rolf's Swiss home while Mr. Schnyder lived in Malaysia for long parts of the year. In many ways he was being bred to take over the historic brand that Rolf saved during the quartz crisis in the 1980s.Just a few weeks before his death I saw Rolf at Baselworld who offered a small speech on the future of Ulysse Nardin. He seemed energetic but those closest to him knew he had been not well for a while. Nevertheless, it was important for Rolf to share news on the brand's upcoming caliber UN-118 movement that would be placed in the brand's highest volume watches such as the Marine Chronometer.The UN-118 will contain technology that I believe is very important to the watch industry's future, and its s

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With the recent reports of poor sales by Omega and the Swiss Watch Industry in general, leading to increasing inventory, I'm curious - has anyone noticed an increased willingness by Omega ADs and Boutiques to give discounts? Earlier this year, the Boutiques I visited were pretty firm with only giving around 5-7% discount, while ADs were around 15-20%. I plan to visit a couple of ADs and Boutiques in the next few weeks, and will ask, but was curious if anyone else has had experience recently.

POC is Driving Me Crazy !!! ...
And I M LoviN It !!!! ....Cheers

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