U-Boat Watches

U-Boat is Italian brand, the first watch which was developed by Ivo Fontana in 1942 for the Navy in Italy. Development of watches was conducted in the laboratory «Officine Fontana». The military model of Ivo Fontana has different functionality and powerful design: a large building, readable dial with Arabic numerals hypertrophied, and specific detail - crown hours, was located on the left side, which essentially allowed to win in the functionality and security. However, because of the war the Italian watches were not released to mass production. Only in 1999 they were sold. Past reputation of the company restored the grandson of Ivo Fountains - Italo Fontana. He created a modern collection of U-Boat, which combines the specific design of military time and a new vision. Watches have a special Italian tightness and excellent readability even in absolute darkness. Watch models are equipped with Swiss ETA movements. The main collection of U-Boat - Classico, Flightdeck and Thousands of Feet, which, in turn, are subdivided into mini-lines. Conceptually, the watch have a common design "parameters" and different materials for the case (titanium coated steel sputtering PVD, yellow and rose gold in various combinations). The color palette of Italian watchbands U-Boat is very relevant: the combination of black with bold gold and black with a red,  cold gray. In 2010, at Baselworld 2010 presented a model of U-Boat 1001 Diver. Diameter of watch is 55 mm, which makes them one of the biggest in the world. The case is made of titanium, sapphire crystal 5.5 mm thick rubber strap, the traditional "left-handed" protected crown, power reserve of 40 hours, water resistance is up to 1001bar, which in fact gave the name of the model. Admirers of the company U-Boat are Tom Cruise, David Beckham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, athletes, politicians and show businessmen.