Winding Index: Ulysse Nardin Winding Settings

This page is Ulysse Nardin's entry in the Winding Index — our census of how automatic watches wind, built from 4,302 audited model records. It is the data page: the settings Ulysse Nardin actually uses, counted across the range. For winder recommendations for this brand, see our Best Watch Winder for Ulysse Nardin buying guide; for an individual model's exact setting, the TPD settings index.

Ulysse Nardin in numbers

Models counted	171
Median setting	650 TPD
Most common setting	650 TPD (80% of models)
Range	650–900 TPD
Direction	88% bidirectional · 12% clockwise only · 0% counter-clockwise only
Distinct settings used	6

The story in the data

Ulysse Nardin is the most bidirectional brand of its size in the Index: 88% of its 171 models wind both ways, against an all-watch figure of 60.7%. For owners that is quietly excellent news — almost any sensible winder programme works, and there is no direction trap anywhere in the catalogue.

The numbers are mainstream with a high-end fringe: median and mode 650 TPD (80% of models), a small group at 850, and just two records at 900. The brand's marine-chronometer heritage shows up as engineering conservatism: standard settings, generously applied.

Extremes and spread

The hungriest Ulysse Nardin records — a pair of calibre-designated models at 900 TPD — are the exceptions in a range that otherwise tops out at 850; the floor is the standard 650.

Setting	Models
650 TPD	137
800 TPD	16
850 TPD	12
700 TPD	2
840 TPD	2
900 TPD	2

Against the average watch

Against the all-watch picture, Ulysse Nardin matches the 650 median and beats the market on flexibility: the fewest direction worries of any big brand. Across all 4,302 watches in the Index, the median is 650 TPD, 90.2% of watches need between 650 and 800 TPD, and 39.3% wind in one direction only. The full census is in the Winding Index report; how the data was audited is on the methodology page.

Frequently asked questions

What TPD does a Ulysse Nardin need?

Most likely 650 TPD — that is the median across the 171 Ulysse Nardin models in the Winding Index, and the most common single setting is 650 TPD (80% of models). Settings are per-model, though: check yours in the TPD database before programming a winder.

Which way should a winder turn for a Ulysse Nardin?

Ulysse Nardin's direction profile in the Index is 88% bidirectional, 12% clockwise only and 0% counter-clockwise only. A bidirectional programme is the safe setting for this brand.