ROLEX SUBMARINER "SMURF" vs UN MAXI MARINE DIVER

Rolex Submariner "Smurf" versus Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Diver 260-32-8M! The Rolex Submariner is the standard by which all dive watches are measured Against the might of Geneva's Rolex, Ulysse Nardin of Le Locle offers an insurgent challenge in the form of a full white gold UN Maxi Marine Diver In 2003, the boutique watch brand cast its lot into the dive watch marketplace in the form of the 427mm Maxi Marine Diver.

While most watch brands chose to copy Rolex, Ulysse Nardin took up the challenge of translating its own style - that of vintage marine chronometer deck clocks - into a dive watch format Today's Maxi Marine Diver is part of a 2006 limited edition of 500 pieces While 499 of those pieces were delivered with a hybrid rubber-titanium strap, this Maxi Marine Diver was upgraded with a special order: Ulysse Nardin's factory white gold bracelet.

Ulysse Nardin fits the Maxi Marine Diver with a unidirectional dive bezel and dial featuring stamped patterns laced with translucent blue lacquer. . Source