Barron's

Ulysse Nardin Pays an Anniversary-Year Tribute to its Marine Chronometer Heritage

As Ulysse Nardin commemorated its 175th anniversary this year, it paid homage to its illustrious history in producing marine chronometers, a specialty that put the Swiss brand on the horological map ...
Bloomberg L.P.

You Don’t Need a Yacht to Appreciate a Marine Chronometer

In the days before GPS, the accuracy of a ship’s chronometer might be a matter of life and death. Navigators used them to determine longitude by measuring the local time via a sextant and a star map, ...
Forbes

Ulysse Nardin Goes Back To The Future With A Clock Resembling 19th Century Marine Chronometers

Ulysse Nardin celebrates its 175th anniversary this year by imagining what a marine chronometer would look like 175 years from now. The UFO, which stands for Unidentified Floating Object, is not a ...
insider.si.edu

Charles Frodsham Box Chronometer

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This instrument is a specialized ...
New Scientist

The clocks that helped define time from London's Royal Observatory

From sundials to atomic clocks, London's Royal Observatory explores the timepieces that helped shape the world ...
Robb Report

Yacht Clock? Wempe Teamed Up With Boatbuilder Tim Heywood to Make Two Limited-Edition Marine Chronometers

In a continuation of the trend toward cool collaborations in the watch industry, Wempe, the German-based retailer and watchmaker with a store on Fifth Avenue in New York, has teamed up with acclaimed ...