HANDCRAFTED IN ITALY Limited Edition
Only 300 produced worldwide
U-BOAT - U-51 CHIMERA Chronograph Limited Edition
Every single U-Boat timepiece is individually handcrafted in Italy by master craftsmen, dedicated to the highest level of precision engineering and finishing, where care and attention to detail span the entire process, from the very first prototype to the final assembly of the watch.
THE HISTORY
Lucca, 1942.
Ilvo Fontana, crafter of precision engineering instruments, received a prestigious commission from the Italian Navy: to design and build a new type of watch for their pilots. This challenge meant satisfying the high quality standards of the Navy and respecting very precise technical specifications, but above all guaranteeing maximum visibility and reliability in any light or weather condition. However, circumstance at that time did not allow the project to materialize. In 2000 Italo Fontana, Ilvo’s grandson, discovered these precious designs, which were to become his source of inspiration for the creation of the first U-Boat watch and his new dimension in time. U-Boat watches are characterized by their strong identity, large size, perfect legibility in all light and weather conditions, along with their bold and distinctive design: the left crown protected by a specially designed safety cover.
Every individual U-Boat watch is handcrafted in Italy and each tiny detail is overseen by Italo Fontana.
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Technical details
MOVEMENT: automatic mechanical chronograph personalized to U-boat specifications for date display and stem to be positioned at 9 o’clock.
Frequency 28.800 vibrations per hour,
4 Hz. Power reserve 44 hours.
25 jewels. Height 7 mm.
FUNCTIONS: hours, minutes,
chronograph,
counter small seconds at 3,
counter 12 at 12,
counter 30 minutes at 6.
Date window at 9 o’clock.
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Only 300 produced worldwide
U-BOAT - U-51 CHIMERA Chronograph Limited Edition
Just released from Italy!
Every single U-Boat timepiece is individually handcrafted in Italy by master craftsmen, dedicated to the highest level of precision engineering and finishing, where care and attention to detail span the entire process, from the very first prototype to the final assembly of the watch.
THE HISTORY
Lucca, 1942.
Ilvo Fontana, crafter of precision engineering instruments, received a prestigious commission from the Italian Navy: to design and build a new type of watch for their pilots. This challenge meant satisfying the high quality standards of the Navy and respecting very precise technical specifications, but above all guaranteeing maximum visibility and reliability in any light or weather condition. However, circumstance at that time did not allow the project to materialize. In 2000 Italo Fontana, Ilvo’s grandson, discovered these precious designs, which were to become his source of inspiration for the creation of the first U-Boat watch and his new dimension in time. U-Boat watches are characterized by their strong identity, large size, perfect legibility in all light and weather conditions, along with their bold and distinctive design: the left crown protected by a specially designed safety cover.
Every individual U-Boat watch is handcrafted in Italy and each tiny detail is overseen by Italo Fontana.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...
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Technical details
MOVEMENT: automatic mechanical chronograph personalized to U-boat specifications for date display and stem to be positioned at 9 o’clock.
Frequency 28.800 vibrations per hour,
4 Hz. Power reserve 44 hours.
25 jewels. Height 7 mm.
FUNCTIONS: hours, minutes,
chronograph,
counter small seconds at 3,
counter 12 at 12,
counter 30 minutes at 6.
Date window at 9 o’clock.
CASE: AISI 316 plus stainless steel.
46mm diameter. 54.50 mm diameter including external crown-clutter.
The bezel and the back of the case are locked together by external tubing and a customized key that ensures absolute water-proofing.
Personalized rotor, in silver, build with a base and 3 bridges fixed with blued screws.
Thickness: 17.00 mm.
Weight: 200 g approx.
CRYSTAL: sapphire curved glass on the face and flat on the back of the timepiece.
WATER RESISTANCE: 50 m, 5 ATM.
DIAL: there are 2 superimposed dials, hour and minute indexes treated with superluminova.
46mm diameter. 54.50 mm diameter including external crown-clutter.
The bezel and the back of the case are locked together by external tubing and a customized key that ensures absolute water-proofing.
Personalized rotor, in silver, build with a base and 3 bridges fixed with blued screws.
Thickness: 17.00 mm.
Weight: 200 g approx.
CRYSTAL: sapphire curved glass on the face and flat on the back of the timepiece.
WATER RESISTANCE: 50 m, 5 ATM.
DIAL: there are 2 superimposed dials, hour and minute indexes treated with superluminova.
STRAP: hand made and hand finished alligator, black, 3 circular cuts
out, width 20/20 mm.
Tongue steel buckle, hypoallergenic and
color retain treatment.
color retain treatment.
Limited edition 300 units.
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