U-BOAT Atelier replica
U-BOAT Atelier is a high end customization and limited release handmade series of Italian luxury watch brand U-BOAT (Italo Fontana), which represents often the brand's highest craftsmanship, special materials and unique design.
1 . Brand along with series background
Company: U-BOAT (Italo Fontana), started in 2000 in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, designed by Italo Fontana.
Positioning: Studio (studio/workshop) is the brand's top rated line, which is different from the actual mass-produced Classico, Chimera as well as other series.
Core: Totally handmade, limited edition/one-of-a-Kind, modification, special materials and sophisticated craftsmanship.
** slogan**: " A New Dimension inside Time".
2 . not Design and appearance features
Iconic left crown
Inheriting the brand's family genes, the oversized crown is found at 9 o'clock, using a retro military watch type that is highly recognizable.
Case and dimensions
Common 44mm-47mm, thick three-dimensional, pillow-shaped/barrel-shaped outline.
Specific materials: DLC black iron, vintage aged bronze, ti alloy, carbon fiber, sapphire ravenscroft hollow.
Dial and skeleton
A large number of entirely skeletonized/semi-skeletonized parts, showing the particular movement structure.
Aged, smoked, electroplated, gem-set, hand-engraved, smoked sapphire.
Huge luminous hour markers/hands, excessive contrast and strong graphic impact.
Board and crystal
Heavy sapphire crystal glass, usually double-sided anti-glare, domed.
Some have tachymeter/diving chronograph rings, engravings, rivets, in addition to distressing.
watch strap
Handmade retro cowhide, distressed crocodile natural leather, special rubber, and stiched materials.
With U-BOAT embossed, aged pin buckle/folding buckle.
a few. Movement and performance
Simple movement: mostly Swiss ETA/Valjoux automatic movement (2824, 2892, 7750).
Atelier improve: fine grinding, engraving, blue steel screws, gold plating, hollow modification, customized pendulum.
Functions: hours, mins, seconds, date, chronograph, GMT (GREENWICH MEAN TIME), power reserve display.
Water-proof: 100-300 meters, screw-down the queen's, sealing process.
4. Representative models (popular Atelier style)
U-65 Atelier: 44mm, fully empty, black steel/bronze, fluorescent environmentally friendly accents, transparent back.
Atelier Black Skull and Limited Editions: skull decoration, gemstones, aged bronze.
Atelier Unicum: One-of-a-Kind, thoroughly customized, exclusive material/dial/engraving.
5. Placement
Grade: High-end luxury (Luxury Haute Couture).
Crowd: Players who follow individuality, retro military wrist watches, Italian handicrafts, non-mass manufacturing, and collection quality.
6. Atelier compared to ordinary U-BOAT
Laboratorio: handmade, limited/unique, special supplies, complex craftsmanship, customization, expensive cost.
Classico/Chimera: mass development, standard materials, standard concluding, cost-effective.
7. One sentence summary
U-BOAT Atelier is the major handmade line of Italian navy watch style: oversized kept crown, thick repeating old-fashioned, fully hollowed out/special substance, Swiss movement modification, minimal edition/unique, strong personality, substantial recognition, collection level.
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