Starting with the 2014 Marine Diver Monaco LE's watery blue dial. This has a yacht motif in a pattern with UN's iconic anchor emblem proudly displayed at 2 o’clock and a sub-seconds indicator at 6 o'clock, which has been deliberately over-sized, so that its wearer can see that the watch is operating correctly at all times.
The impressive 44mm dial display is with large hour-markers with a red stripe and hands with a white luminescent coating - also with a bold red stripe, which is echoed on the Marine Diver's blue rubber divers strap.
Its 300 meter water-resistant case features a screwdown crown, caseback and unidirectional rotational divers bezel. The crown is fitted with a claw-shaped rubber molding allowing for extra grip particularly, when wearing a divers glove. The chunky 'saw-tooth' divers bezel features a grooved rubber molded inlay in a wave-pattern with dive-time scale in steel.
The watch is powered by an in-house UN Manufacture UN-26 caliber, automatic movement with a power reserve of 42 hours. Its functions include: a date aperture at 6 o’clock and a power-reserve indicator at 12 o’clock.
Ulysse Nardine have recently been acquired by KERING. The group generated revenues of €9.7 billion in 2012 with 33000 employees and are present in more than 120 countries. UN have signed an agreement allowing Kering to acquire 100% of their capital with them joining Kering's Luxury Jewellery & Watches division that includes brands such as; Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard.
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