Less than twelve months ago, Italian watch manufacturer U-Boat combined two of their most iconic designs into one: the Capsoil with its oil-immersed movement and dial and the Doppiotempo offering a useful dual time complication. Today, that series extends to include a new range of U-Boat Capsoil Doppiotempo Colour watches featuring bold accents of white, green and red. Last year’s…
Back in 1938, U-Boat launched its Doppiotempo model which was originally designed for the Italian army’s parachute assault regiment, the Col Moschin. Its DNA was characterised by two crowns, one for setting the time and date and the other for adjusting the dual-time function. The dual-time feature was then paired with an iconic rotating bezel for the easy setting and…
A luxury watch brand reputed for their creativity and technological prowess is U-Boat. Their Italian craftsmanship is influenced primarily by founder Italo Fontana who seeks to shape and evolve their current collections into something new and unique. On trend is the new U-Boat Capsoil Doppio Tempo watch collection, a duo of designs which combines the DNA of a 1930’s watch…
A unique design that goes beyond the boundaries of traditional watchmaking, U-Boat’s Capsoil watch collection features a Swiss electromechanical movement completely immersed in a low viscosity lubricating oil. This liquid not only flows throughout the movement but also into the dial to create an absolute jet black finish and an ever-moving compensation bubble that distorts and amplifies the view of the hands. As…
The 9th Parachute Assault Regiment “Col Moschin” remains a long-lasting partner and friend of the luxury watch brand U-Boat, a partnership perfectly matched by their passions for adventure, adrenaline and durable timepieces. In celebration of their relationship, U-Boat have launched a superb series of special edition watches including the new 1938 Doppiotempo range limited to just 200 pieces each. As official stockists of U-Boat…