To celebrate World Oceans Day (which falls today) and its community of friends and partners, including world-renowned shark experts, divers, universities and non-profit organisations, Ulysse Nardin presents a new version of the Diver explicitly dedicated to the shark. The Swiss MAison has channelled its efforts towards an environmental commitment that follows the guidelines of the United Nations and their 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be achieved by 2030. "Our aim is to reduce marine pollution by incorporating materials extracted from the ocean into our new products whenever possible. While we already recycle discarded fishing nets by using them for the straps of our timepieces, we are also gaining more oceanographic knowledge with a special focus on sharks," say the Manufacture. In line with its commitment to the conservation of the world's sharks, the Manufacture therefore presents the Diver Lemon Shark - dedicated to the lemon shark - a diver's watch guaranteed water-resistant to 300 metres with a 42 mm case in DLC-treated steel. On the black dial is the lemon shark's "signature", given by yellow details; on the back, on the other hand, is the engraving of the silhouettes of three lemon sharks. The black R-STRAP strap is made entirely of recycled fishing nets. The touches of yellow on the unidirectional rotating bezel, dial, crown and strap also pay homage to the lemon shark, recalling the colour of its skin and its connection with the ocean. The movement used is the calibre UN-816, a self-winding mechanical movement with a 42-hour power reserve. To celebrate the launch of the Diver Lemon Shark on World Oceans Day, Ulysse Nardin teamed up with world-renowned shark experts dedicated to the study of marine life and ocean conservation, bringing together two exceptional organisations, namely OCEARCH and the FIU Medina Aquarius Program in the FIU Institute of Environment. OCEARCH is an organisation that helps scientists access and collect data that was previously unobtainable in the ocean. This information is extremely valuable in order to achieve their goal of restoring the ocean's balance and achieve maximum reach through scientific research, education, outreach and policy. In addition, photographer Fred Buyle - friend of the brand Ulysse Nardin and intrepid underwater explorer living in the Azores, visible in the photos in the gallery below - contributes his skills to the bio-tagging of sharks in an attempt to better understand these members of the family Carcharhinidae. "Lemon sharks are not aggressive towards people, however they are a threatened species. Bio-tagging is essential to gain a broader perspective on how they live,' says Buyle. Fred Buyle uses his knowledge and experience to dive with scientists as they get up close and personal with the superpredators of the seas, taking them to nurseries where they can give birth and documenting the courageous tagging process. The new Ulysse Nardin Diver Lemon Shark is priced at €6,300.
