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In the years following its 1983 resurrection, Swiss watchmaking house Ulysse Nardin has been responsible for many fascinating horological innovations. One of its most respected is a family of a perpetual calendar watches whose wheel-based mechanisms allow simple forward or backwards adjustments of the complex calendar functions through the crown–a user-friendly contrast from traditional perpetual calendars which depend upon a system of assigned corrector buttons, and may only be adjusted in the forwards manner. Clearly, this intelligent system also permits these Ulysse Nardin timepieces a degree of safety for setting errors not possible with conventional perpetual calendar designs. In 2010, the historic brand from Le Locle, Switzerland continues its record of accomplishment in this area with the El Toro–a strikingly modern variation of the acclaimed GMT± Perpetual. Presented in 18-karat red gold or platinum, the Ulysse Nardin El Toro watch stands out through the selective use of ceramic components. This high-tech, nearly scratchproof zirconium oxide material is used to craft both the 24-hour bezel and the twin case pushers dedicated to setting the independent 12-hour hand. The precise, elegant craftsmanship of the 43mm case and the immaculate gloss of the ceramic bezel compliment a dial which is among the most intricate and beautiful in the luxury watch industry. A Cotes de Geneve patterned background serves up a feast of detail centered around a T-shaped structure and adjacent large date indicator, both of which are secured down with blued screws. The former is cleverly situated in such a way as to reveal the discs for the year, and the disc for months. Legibility of these logically arranged displays is further enhanced by large skeletonized hour and minute hands, which despite the minimalistic construction, impress with bold size and exceptionally brilliant luminous tips. As with other Ulysse Nardin GMT± Perpetual watches, the El Toro displays a distinct arrow-tipped central hand that coordinates with the bezel markings to present a second time zone in a 24-hour format. A large sapphire crystal exhibition window centers the caseback with its six securing screws and inscriptions of brand, limited edition series, and the 100-meter water resistance rating. This portal reveals the remarkable UN-32 caliber whose visual charms include bridges with blued screws and circular Cotes de Geneve decoration, as well as a truly impressive central rotor fashioned from matte-finished 18K white gold with the Ulysse Nardin anchor symbol in black enamel. Each of these exclusive self-winding movements is sent to an independent office of the Swiss Official Chronometer Control (COSC), where 15 days of tests in various positions and temperatures verify precision performance set forth under exacting parameters. With mainspring fully charged, the UN-32 delivers a power reserve of 45 hours. Ulysse Nardin will produce 500 individually numbered examples of the El Toro GMT± Perpetual watch. Each Ulysse Nardin El Toro is completed by a gracefully designed rubber strap with two vertically pronounced motifs, and the Ulysse Nardin brand symbol; naturally, the strap can be trimmed to obtain an exact fit to the wearer’s wrist. Closure is provided by an elegant push-button folding clasp manufactured from a combination of ceramic and metal.

Next month, at Baselworld 2010, the famous horological company Ulysse Nardin will surprise the world of watchmaking by its novel product, called El Toro. Manufactured in harmony with the brand’s noblest traditions, the watch represents a perfect union of the Moonstruck case and the renowned perpetual calendar movement.

Noble, masculine and daring in all its inventiveness, the new Ulysse Nardin watch is characterized by several distinctive features. Equipped with an extraordinary fast-action time-zone system, the watch also offers a permanent display of the original time, forward and backward adjustment of all the date indicators, as well as the synchronized adjustment of these functions with help of the hour hand.

The El Toro watch has been launched as a limited series of 500 pieces.

Inside the novel Ulysse Nardin watch there beats a self-winding COSC-certified chronometer movement – UN-32 calibre. Embellished with 34 jewels, it incorporates a white gold rotor and boasts a 45-hour power reserve.

The sophisticated movement provides the following functions: hours, minutes, seconds, second time zone, perpetual calendar, oversized date, day, month and year.

All the technical elements of the watch are enclosed in a 43 mm case, crafted either from 18K red gold or platinum. It is distinguished by ceramic push-pieces and bezel. The case is fitted with anti-glare sapphire crystals both on the dial side and the case-back. The watch demonstrates a black dial, outfitted with skeleton hands.

The Ulysse Nardin El Toro watch is accompanied either by a rubber or leather strap, fitted with a titanium or ceramic folding clasp. Alternatively, it can be presented on a crocodile strap with a red gold or platinum folding clasp. The watch, boasts 100-meter water-resistant.