Ulysse Nardin Blue Sea Night Toronto Event Recap

L. Joel reports on the Ulysse Nardin “Blue Sea” Night in Toronto, an exclusive event that combined luxury watch appreciation with philanthropy. This gathering offered collectors a first look at complicated timepieces, including the limited edition Ulysse Nardin Blue Sea, while supporting the Toronto General Hospital's Multi-Organ Transplant Program.

The dinner was attended by 80 people. Besides the great food and wine featured at the restaurant, there was a charity auction held after the main course that benefited the Toronto General Hospital's Multi-Organ Transplant Program. 

The Multi-Organ Transplant (MOT) Program at Toronto General Hospital is the first of its kind in Canada, and is the fourth largest of its program in North America. The dedicated doctors and nurses at the hospital facility completes over 400 solid organ transplants each year. From the press release "The MOT Program now performs more than half of all transplants in Ontario, about one quarter of all those in Canada, and follows almost 5,000 patients. It is internationally recognized for innovation and discovery, and many treatment advancements developed in the program have been adopted as standard practices worldwide"

With the efforts from the jewellers, Mr D'Angelo and Ulysses Nardin, the team worked with Kahuna Powersports and Kawasaki in presenting a limited Edition 001 Ulysses Nardin "Blue Sea" Jet Ski. This unique jet ski was auctioned off on behalf of the hospital. The one-of-a-kind jet ski was claimed by a winning bid of $18,000. In attendance was Dr. Mark Cattral and his colleagues from the hospital. They were obviously thrilled with this great gesture and excellent results at the auction close. 

Below are a few photos of the people, the Ulysse Nardin products from this great evening. 

A good reason I get involved with set up of these GTGs besides the fantastic company are the wristwatches that are often brought in. There were a few of the display towers showing products from Ulysse Nardin. Many of these watches came with high complications not often seen in one assembly. The cotton gloves were brought out in anticipation of some very high end watches to be shown and for the most of the evening handled by collectors. 

Thank you for reading. In the weeks to come I hope to detail a few of these watches with more photos, reviews and some of my personal observations. Best wishes, Joel