Ulysse Nardin. History in Time. The Kremlin collection
 Recently "History in Time" exhibition took place in Moscow, Russia. They celebrated 200 years of Kremlin existence and 160 years from the day Ulysse Nardin Watch Company was founded - probably the most titled watch manufacture in the world.
Founded in 1846 by a watch maker Ulysse Nardin to produce sea chronometers, the company has made a great contribution in watch business development. The company has more than 4300 awards and prizes; it got 18 gold medals on different international exhibitions.
The watches of the company were recognized as the most complicated watches in the world for two times and were registered in the The Guinness Book of World Records. Four times the company got Chrono Prize for innovations. They brought to Moscow 116 unusual and rare watches from the company's collection.
The exhibition visitors had the opportunity to see old and modern company productions. Among modern watches there were famous astronomic watches Planetarium, Tellurium and Astrolabium; innovation Perpetual Qaudratto, revolutionary Freak Diamond Heart, repeaters Sonata Cathedral Dual Time, amazing by its beauty sapphire tourbillion Royal Blue and an incredible Westminster Tourbillon Jaquemart Minute Repeater.
Ulysse Nardin made a great surprise - the company presented a golden wristwatch St. Basil in the Red Square of San Marco Cloisonné series. On the case of that watch St. Basil Cathedral is depicted. They worked more than a month to create that watch. The watch is put in blue multilayered Egg of the Tzars with diamonds designed by Ulysse Nardin. The egg is leaned on three golden anchors - a symbol of Ulysse Nardin.
A limited edition of these watches - 30 chronographs in pink gold and platinum, in precious egg-boxes will not come into free sale.
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