- On February 10, 2023, Shenzhen-Ulysse Nardin, a Swiss high-end watchmaking brand, brought a variety of rare timepieces to Shenzhen Vientiane City to open the first domestic exhibition of the “Freak Fantasy Journey” 2023 Advanced Watchmaking Exhibition. From February 9 to February 14, guests can carefully appreciate timepieces full of ingenuity and creativity in the Athens Watch Exhibition Hall in the L1 atrium of Shenzhen Mixc City Phase I and enjoy the advanced watchmaking of Athens Watch’s “born differently” beauty. During the exhibition’s opening ceremony, the singer and actor Mr. Gao Hanyu also made a surprise appearance, and the scene was star-studded, enjoying the subversion and innovation of Athens high quality replica watches with all the guests.
- Since its launch in 2001, the Ulysse Nardin Freak series watch has triggered a revolution in the watchmaking industry with its provocative design of no hands, no dial, no crown, and giant carrousel, and it was rated by the New York Times. One of the luxury replica watches that revolutionized contemporary watchmaking. In 2023, Ulysse Nardin will continue to subvert the conventions, start a new adventure with uninhibited creativity, and interpret the evolution of time with whimsy.
- A series of Freak fantasy series timepieces were exhibited at the “Freak Fantasy Journey” 2023 Advanced Watchmaking Exhibition. As one of the most popular models of the Freak series, the FREAK X fantasy series rose gold watch continues the “No dial” and “no pointer” design and is equipped with a crown for the first time, which can be adjusted for time. The round case decorated with curves is newly designed, and the 5N rose gold material is bold and eye-catching, with an outstanding style. In addition, several rare Freak fantasy series works were also unveiled. The most eye-catching is the first Freak fantasy watch launched in 2001. The watch pioneered the use of no hands, no dial, no The design of the crown, conceived and invented by the master watchmaker Ludwig Oklin, the Carrousel movement with seven-day energy storage rotates once an hour to display the minutes, and for the first time introduced silicon material into the world of advanced watchmaking, breaking the People’s conventional understanding of watches. A series of timepieces gather together, leading watch lovers and guests to embark on a journey of evolution of time.
- Athens Watch Boutique is located in Mixc, Shenzhen, one of the most representative commercial landmarks in South China. It has a superior geographical location and a convenient transportation environment. It is a Chinese shopping center that integrates fashion, art, and culture—an industry leader. As the first stop of the “Freak Journey” 2023 Advanced Watchmaking Exhibition of Athens Watch, the exhibition hall is located in the L1 atrium area of Shenzhen Mixc City Phase I. It adopts a new design and integrates a simple and contemporary aesthetic style. The dial elements of the Freak fantasy series watch, the vast X-shaped truss, pays tribute to the brand’s iconic “X” element, symbolizing the continuous pursuit of the future and innovation.
- The opening of the Shenzhen Station of the Athens Watch “Freak Fantasy Journey” 2023 Advanced Watchmaking Exhibition allows watch lovers to fully appreciate the watchmaking tradition and innovative breakthroughs of the Athens Watch for more than 170 years. In the future, Athens Watch will continue to explore whimsy, develop more unique watch masterpieces, and continue writing the evolutionary chapter of time.
For this exhibition, Athens Watch especially presents the following advanced watchmaking works:
Athens Watch FREAKX Fantasy Series Rose Gold Watch
As one of the most popular models in the fantasy series, the FREAK X fantasy series watch is equipped with a crown for first time, which can be adjusted for time. It continues the design of the previous series without dials and hands and the flying Carrousel bar movement per hour. After one revolution, the central bridge is used to indicate the minute hand, while the gears in the motion can be used to indicate the hour. Equipped with the ultra-light and oversized silicon balance wheel, nickel weights, and self-adjusting micro-sheets that Athens Watch is proud of, the round case decorated with curves is newly designed, and the 5N rose gold material is bold and eye-catching, with an outstanding style.
Athens watches FREAK Vision fantasy watch.
The Freak Vision, launched in 2018, is the first self-winding watch in the Freak series. The look uses a revolutionary innovation, combining nickel parts and ultra-light silicon balance wheels with micro-sheets, using a curved Ultra-thin case made of domed crystal glass mirror, the upper gear plate bridge is inspired by the design of 3D three-dimensional ship body, and the new curved domed crystal glass mirror can make the middle part and bezel of the watch thinner. Ulysse Nardin’s patented silicon technology has been continuously developed. The watch uses complex nickel elements to produce an ultra-light balance wheel. It adds silicon micro-sheets to stabilize the swing of the balance wheel, thereby effectively improving the accuracy of the swing.
Athens, watch FREAKLAB watch
The FREAKLAB watch launched in 2015 introduced the UlyChoc shock absorber device independently developed and produced by Athens Watch for the first time to avoid friction. When the eye encounters an impact, the device returns the balance wheel shaft to its original position. The entire suspended upper bridge of the watch has been redesigned, and the gear train has been made smaller to reposition the balance wheel and hairspring in the center of the movement. This change lightens the dial design and makes it easier to read.
Athens watch FREAKCruiser fantasy cruiser watch
The FREAK Cruiser watch was released in 2013. The look has been redesigned with a concave-convex wave pattern bezel and a floating anchor-type moving bridge plate. It is the same as the previous Freak. No crown design 6 o’clock position There is a locking device between the lugs to lock or release the bezel, and the two-way rotation sets the hours and minutes. The two-way silicon crystal escapement structure abandons the traditional anchor-type pallet fork and escape wheel and replaces it with two silicon escape wheels in the middle, which are activated in turn and interact with each other to transmit power directly to the balance wheel without oiling, to reduce friction.
Athens Watch FREAKDiavolo Fantasy Dark Lord Watch
The FREAK Diavolo fantasy Dark Lord watch launched in 2011 is innovative, with both time indication and carousel and tourbillon devices. The tourbillon device rotates once every 60 seconds, and a red semicircular scale and The pointer are attached to the “minute pointer,” the “minute pointer” of the large body is also equipped with a carrousel device, which rotates once every 60 minutes. The crown-less design is provocative and innovative. The time is adjusted by turning the bezel, while the manual winding is done by turning the back cover. One turn is equivalent to providing a power reserve of 12 hours, with a total power reserve of up to 8 days.
Athens watch FREAKBlue Phantom fantasy blue ghost watch
In 2008, Ulysse Nardin launched the Freak Blue Phantom blue ghost watch. The bridge plate of the movement is made of blue steel containing titanium alloy. The blue steel covered on the move is only 1 micron thick. Hardness. The watch adopts a two-way escapement device, and the two escapement wheels are responsible for the function of energy transmission. The escapement wheel rotates clockwise and counterclockwise, interacting and cooperating, and directly transmits power to the balance wheel, making the communication smoother and more accurate. High. The azure ocean-like dial with an 18K white gold case is like a perfect work of art, which is fascinating.
Athens watch FREAK Heart of Diamond diamond heart watch.
When the watch industry generally relied on the hairspring produced by the Nivarox watch factory, the R&D team of Athens Watch successfully made the most critical escapement device in the watch structure with the most complex material on the earth-diamond. It is entirely used in The FREAK Heart of Diamond watch launched in 2005, which shocked the entire advanced watchmaking industry. The hairspring made of exceptional diamonds has excellent elasticity, is not affected by external heat or cold, and is corrosion-resistant. When it swings, it can reduce the error rate of power transmission to the balance wheel more than traditional springs.
Athens, watch FREAK fantasy, watch
In 2001, the first Freak fantasy watch was conceived and invented by watchmaker Ludwig Oaklin. With its provocative design of no hands, no dial, no crown, and a giant carousel, it was rated nearly 20 by the New York Times. One of the ten watches that revolutionized watchmaking in the last ten years. The watch is equipped with the self-made UN-01 manual winding movement of the Athens Watch, which has a seven-day power reserve. You only need to turn the back of the watch to wind the watch. The look adopts Ulysse Nardin’s patented two-way escapement, uses two impact wheels to transmit power to the balance wheel directly, and introduces silicon material into the advanced watchmaking industry for the first time, with its high hardness and lightweight to achieve the purpose of reducing wear.