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Deep Dive: The Periscope on the U-Boat Watch

Disrespectful Italian watchmaker replica U-Boat Watches turns 20 this year, but its founder and creative director Italo Fontana is showing no signs of growing, and the company is now out of its teenage years.

U-Boat is a watch brand infused with Mr. Fontana's personality.

Born in 1965 in the magical medieval Italian town of Lucca, Tuscany, he owes his passion for design to his grandfather Ilvo, a precision instrument engineer commissioned by the Italian Navy in 1942 to develop it for its pilots watch.

That watch was never produced during the war years, but its design was discovered by Italo Fontana decades later and used as the blueprint for the limited edition of the modern U-Boat U-42 ​​collection.

Like the 1942 concept, the crown on each oversized U-42 ​​is on the left - a signature choice for the brand - and it uses the same crown locking mechanism and rivet watch as his grandfather's concept lock up.

"I've always been fascinated by design, and I create with complete freedom," says Mr. Fontana. "I don't follow any trends. I try to do things that other brands don't. I'm not obligated to create the same thing over and over again," he added.

For a relatively young watch business founded in 2000, U-Boat has managed to establish an instantly recognizable look for its watches (large, muscular and vintage) and has developed a surprising range of Unique styles such as Women's Rainbow and Oil-filled Capsoil. cheap replica watches

In an extremely competitive market for independent watchmakers, it is difficult to maintain their identity.

The trick is that U-Boat is built on a solid foundation with four pillars, defined as:

01. The identity and uniqueness of the design
Identity is the key word for the U-BOAT brand. These pieces have a very unique design that is recognizable even from a distance. Italo's imprint is recognizable in their lines, as he designed each model himself.

02. "
"Made in Tuscany" and craftsmanship The essential characteristics recognizable in each U-BOAT collection are the craftsmanship and "Made in Tuscany" factor. Proud of its Swiss movements, each watch is produced by the headquarters in Lucca, Made and assembled by artisans in Tuscany, Italy and U-BOAT's birthplace and hometown.

03. Quality and Materials
U-BOAT uses modern and unusual techniques and materials. Italo is interested in all materials, from classic steel to titanium, tungsten, carbon, copper, gold, silver and ceramics. He likes to explore new ideas and is not influenced by the market. For example, he has recently been using analcite, tungsten, and uncoated bronze.

04. Innovation
Italo Fontana understands the meaning of innovation very well as he continuously creates value for his clients.
The way these pillars support consistency and innovation is perfectly reflected in the major watches that U-Boat has launched this year. The multi-coloured mother-of-pearl dial of the Rainbow collection is unique; the 2020 Sommerso has chosen a rarely used bronze as the case material, while the blood-red version of the Hypnotic Capsoil is unique.replica Greubel Forsey Invention Piece Watches

Mr. Fontana clearly has a vivid imagination, and his watch designs are not afraid to challenge convention.
U-Boat’s Capsoil, which debuted in 2019, is a fully oil-filled watch similar in concept to artisan watchmaker Ressence, which makes a small number of watches.

Capsoil took the idea and offered it in a watch priced close to £1,500.

U-Boat joined the Capsoil family this year with a sub-series called Dark Moon — a reference to the black of their dials like the dark side of the moon — and even brought them scary variations of the blood red and black models . Mr. Fontana may be channeling his inner werewolf.

They use a Swiss Ronda 712.3 quartz movement, lubricated in an oil bath, and housed in a 44mm steel case. Their black faces, with red markings, are beneath the curved red mineral glass that just doesn't have enough oil in it, so there's a dancing bubble under the dome. The red model is available in two versions, one with black PVD and one without. It can be worn either on the matching stainless steel bracelet or on the rubber strap.

Other Dark Moon cheap watches for sale this year include a black PVD or plain steel version with beige numerals, a much smaller 38mm version that women might wear, and a bronze IP coating and a thick hand-finished calfskin strap. 44 mm model.

U-Boat can safely say that its customer base is mostly men between the ages of 25 and 50, but women have not been forgotten, with a particularly striking multi-coloured rainbow collection of watches this year.

At U-Boat, even the physically immutable colors of the rainbow were subverted by Mr. Fontana, who designed mother-of-pearl dials that sometimes changed from pink to green, sometimes sky blue to lavender or orange to purple .

They are available in 38mm or 44mm stainless steel, and both feature Swiss Ronda quartz movements. The case and Milanese bracelet feature a variety of stainless steel treatments, including IP gold and bronze. Numerous colored leather straps are also available.

The final highlight of U-Boat’s 20th anniversary is its Sommerso bronze professional diver’s watch version, which Mr. Fontana says is a nod to the diving equipment worn by the earliest divers and is directly linked to his grandfather’s 1942 commission.

Bronze is highly resistant to seawater and corrosion, and is harder than the combination of stainless steel and iron. This alloy is also loved by watchmakers because its colour evolves over time into a patina, meaning each piece becomes unique.

This 46mm watch has a unidirectional bezel framing a triple-layered dial with oversized Superluminova markers protruding from beneath the black face. It is water-resistant to 300 meters and sold on an old leather strap.replica Richard Mille RM 27-04 Rafael Nadal