Watch manufacture from Neuchâtel Ulysse Nardin and  Diamaze company have invited journalists to visit  the new installations of  Sigatec to present the ultimate stage of their recent technologies combining diamond and silicon. By presenting to journalists the impressive reactor of production of diamond CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) of the company of micro-technology Diamaze, Ulysse Nardin demonstrated existing synergies between technologies of engraving of silicon and Diamond Coated Silicon (DCS) one. This stage crowns years of research and important investments of the brand from Le Locle always in the avant-garde in the use of innovative materials to produce its movement components.
Sigatec SA and Silicon  Created in 2006,Bell and Ross, Sigatec develops products for the watchmaking, medical and biotech industries. Silicon possesses definite advantages for the manufacture of micro-mechanical components. Among these benefits are its lightness and its surface properties.
Diamaze SA and Diamond Although diamonds is a very light raw material, its hardness is ten times superior to titanium and steel. Signs of wear are pratically nonexistent. It makes it an ideal material for micromechanical components.  By celebrating the alliance of diamond and silicon, Ulysse Nardin creates a revolution in its constant search for perfection and precision. Steadfast in its journey to remain in the lead, Ulysse Nardin strides forward, looking to its own universe – its leadership, master craftsmen and their dedication to the art of creating mechanical timepieces – to plot its course.  As the first to utilize novel materials; forge unconventional relationships and bring forth fresh design sensibility, Ulysse Nardin surpasses form and function. It remains on a quest for more information, inventiveness and beauty. It is passion that guides its ingenious mind and momentum.