#U boat watch company series#

U-Boat specifies a custom rotor which is skeletonised to bear the U-Boat logo. The base specifications – dimensions, no of jewels, power reserve does line up. This leads us to assume that the movement is the Swiss Technology Production (a Fossil company) and a derivative of the ubqutious Sellita SW200-1/ETA 2824-1. The movement is only specified as Swiss automatic winding Caliber STP 1-11. The case looks very robust, but water resistance is only rated to 100m. However, only the bezel is made of tungsten and not the entire case which is stainless steel in this new 42mm case sized Classico. The same system is used on the Classico.Īlso of interest is that the model name says Tungsteno, which translate to Tungsten in Italian, leads us to think that the case is made of tungsten. The crown guard opened to reveal the actual crown on the U-Boar Chimera. Though this is a kind of a armour which may offer some measure of protection for the crown, we feel the design is not particularly elegant. The guard is actually a huge crown cap, which is attached by a metal hinge at 7 o’clock and can be unscrewed to reveal the real crown. The crown is protected by a patented crown protection system, one which is alike yet unlike the one found on Panerai. The design is of the Classico collection is a destro arrangement with the crown on the left at 9 o’clock.

#U boat watch company series#

The series has a strong aesthetic which we would describe as rough and tough tool watch. Though at 42mm, this novelty is somewhat smaller than the watches in the Classico series, if we do not include a model identified as Stratos in 40mm. In our opinion, we will not accuse of any of the U-Boat creations as elegant by any stretch of imagination. Designed by founder and creative director Italo Fontana, the Classico lineup is a collection which U-Boat describes as one which “takes elegance to a whole new level”. The watches are typically very large, from 45mm to 50mm and often seen as a different take to Italian dive watches than brands like Panerai. U-Boat is an Italian brand based on Tuscany. 88 is set at EUR 3000 with Italian VAT Commentary The retail price for the new U-Boat Classico 42 Tungsteno Ref. New: U-Boat launches 2 Classic 42 Tungsten watches Press Release information with commentary in italics. U-Boat launches 2 new watches in their Classico lineup with two novelties in either a beige or black dial, now sporting a smaller 42mm case.