Latest Watches News Report: Ulysse Nardin, watch Grove, president and chief brand owner Snyder (Rolf Schnyder), entered this year, 75 years old, To mark the occasion, the brand launched a new specially [fantasy limited edition watch the Dark Lord] (Freak Diavolo Rolf 75), to commemorate his outstanding achievements.
Snyder recalled the past 75 years, I feel like reading an adventure novel, the first time Schneider admitted that he used to have a good time. He recalled that: "All along, past experience is quite impressive, but I have not yet near completion. I grew up in Zurich, Switzerland, and many boys, in this beautiful country was playing, skiing and learning; but I Most people do not have a desire, is to look outside of Switzerland. "
Schneider 22-year-old Hou, employed by a Swiss trading company, he was sent to Bangkok in Thailand is responsible for Swiss watch sales. Since then, the brave conduct of his Asian tour for up to 53 years in the watchmaking world, exploring the long journey. In 1968, he founded the Far East in Thailand, the first Swiss plant, production of precision watch parts exports to Switzerland. Later, he opened a case at the Manila workshop, also in Kuala Lumpur dial to set up a production plant for the production of the Swiss watch industry, precision watch parts.
"I longed to find a strange experience, I found that the Swiss had never set foot in the place, even for Switzerland and traveled down these other publishers." Detailed Schneider said: "I learn the language, roaming the country selling the Swiss watch, so I started from an entrepreneur to develop their career. The Europeans is difficult to estimate the land of Asia, so I can do now can not do things like build a raft in the Myanmar border, along the famous Gui River downstream; in Phuket beach camping (because there was no hotel); during the war, visited Laos and Vietnam; visit to China during the Cultural Revolution, there are more places where I roam the vast distant , visited Thailand, Laos, Bali, Cambodia, China, South Vietnam, Japan, also spent three months sailing in the South Pacific, arriving in Fiji Islands, Tonga, Tahiti and Bora Bora. "
Schneider is one of the characteristics mix business and pleasure: He had to fight on behalf of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, Rugby, European tour arrangements in remote areas of Thailand and Cambodia, Angkor Wat temples, establishing companies, collecting antiques, live freely in the single life . Ski experienced a sudden turn, he played water skiing, and participate in the competition, won the 1967 Water Ski Marathon Hong Kong Island. "I got even more than expected, at that time, with a unique perspective to explore business opportunities and has the ability to take risks, and laid the basis for the future." He added.
Freak Diavolo Rolf 75 tourbillon power reserve of more than 8 days, the vibration frequency of 28,800 times per hour (4 Hz), rotational inertia of 8 mg * cm2, as adjusted by four screws, with the unique design of silicon material Ulysse Nardin springs, rectangular silicon escapement fork material, no lubrication, rotation per minute tourbillon lap, turning around an hour to run track, manual winding, led by turning the watchs on the refining end of Gai mechanism. Gai rotation around the watch at the end of 12 hours is equivalent to save power, turn the outer ring forward or backward, adjust the time
Schneider St. Moritz every year to participate in style overlooking the famous Cresta sled race (Cresta Skeleton Run), in time, he learned that the watch in Ulysse Nardin is seeking buyers. In 1983, the era is through the quartz, so that the Swiss watch industry into a downturn. At that time, Ulysse Nardin is only a shell remaining. Schneider described it as a hanging skeleton famous brand. Thus, Schneider proceeded to transform the brand, emphasizing the unique, complex tabulation process and innovation as the core of the Ulysse Nardin watch. Watch such as "Galileo chart," and "run the meter watch Copernicus", "Kepler's astronomical watchs," "St. Mark action figure three repeater," and "Fantasy Freak", "Genghis Khan "and many then introduced, there is a common theme ─ ─ innovation. Re-launch from the Schneider brand so far, both in the use of new materials and technologies, as well as innovative watchmaking methods, Ulysse Nardin watch has maintained a leading position.
Snyder on the recognition of the contribution of the watch industry, in 2003, the International Watch Museum, presented to him "outstanding spirit of enterprise" award, in recognition of their business achievements and commitment. Then in 2009, Schneider won the Asian region in Singapore Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his watch to the contribution of technology and innovation to promote the development of watch. Now, frequent travelers Schneider of Switzerland and Malaysia, when he is not Le Luoke processing business, will stay home in Kuala Lumpur, or to visit subsidiaries and distributors around the world. Schneider's wife is a Malaysian Sarawak Chai, who with three children lived in a house filled with tropical.
75 Schneider to celebrate the birthday, and to salute the achievements of Ulysse Nardin, the watch over the years, the brand decided to launch a platinum material, "the Dark Lord fantasy limited edition watch," Snyder case engraved with the signature in particular words, as souvenir. This unique "Fantasy Freak" Tourbillon, limited edition of 75 worldwide. Choose this model because "Fantasy Freak" is a symbol of creativity, marking the rebirth of the Ulysse Nardin watch. Snyder described as "fantasy Freak" shocked and inspired the emergence of watchmaking. Watchmaking technology and revolutionary new combination of beauty, "Fantasy Freak" is a tourbillon Caruso, no hour, minute, face plate and crown design, unprecedented use of silicon (a new lightweight material) produced double escapement vertical device, with no lubrication advantages.
Fantasy limited edition watch Dark Lord Freak Diavolo Rolf 75, platinum case, the world's limited edition 75
"About 30 years ago, I bought the watch in Ulysse Nardin, has been pre-planned risks, I believe that the unique mechanical watch combines a great creative opportunity to rise again, and proved I was right." Schneider said: "I fell in love with Ulysse Nardin, which distinguished the old brand and the direction of our new innovations. To celebrate my 75th birthday, I chose the" Fantasy Freak ", because it is Ulysse Nardin, the altar watch and the watch was a historic breakthrough, but apparently is the most important section of the watch. "blew out the birthday cake when Schneider 75 candles, when asked about his birthday wish, he said:" I hope that time could turn the clock back, so I can re-do it again! "
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