Ulysse Nardin

Nate1580
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Thank you 😊

Thank you very much for the thoughtful reply, and honestly, your explanation probably makes the most practical sense.

I also really hope they’re able to figure out the issue with your IWC, because that sounds incredibly frustrating as well, especially when you can physically feel that something still isn’t quite right with the rotor/winding system even after service. Hopefully this next round finally resolves it properly for you.

But I think part of my issue is philosophical as much as technical. In my mind, if a watch is automatic, especially one at this level, it should essentially be able to run indefinitely with normal wear without needing to be “helped along” every few days with manual winding.

Of course I understand that some older or more complex calibers can be less efficient, and maybe that’s simply the nature of these early modular perpetuals. But I think psychologically I always struggled with the feeling that something wasn’t fully right. Especially after multiple services, replacement parts, movement work, etc.

Maybe I simply had a bad example. Maybe the watch was never properly diagnosed. Or maybe these watches genuinely just need a bit more active management than I expected from an automatic perpetual calendar.

The strange thing is that despite all the frustration, I still absolutely love the model and the whole Oechslin concept. I think that’s why I’ve never fully gotten over selling it.

Part of me feels like maybe I should revisit the model line again, perhaps a different example, different case metal, or maybe even one of the later iterations and try to finally experience what ownership was “supposed” to feel like the first time around.