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U-Boat presents two special edition watches

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Celebrates Florence and Rome   An original project by Italo Fontana, the U-Boat visionary designer, which celebrates with two special edition watches the finest Tuscany craftsmanship, the Italian beauty and its symbolic monuments, to be worn every day on the wrist.   Two creations, pride of goldsmith mastery in 925 aged silver which recall Florence, the Capital of the Renaissance and Rome, the Capital of Italy, through a fine chiselling work that fills the sides of the two cases with harmonious bas-reliefs representing the main monuments of the two cities. Developed on the U-Boat Classic model, the two watches bring back the brand from Lucca to the sartorial trend that made it famous thanks to creations such as the “Opere Uniche” and the Unicvm watch. The choice of these two cities is not accidental and coincides on one hand with the opening of the second flagship store in via Strozzi in Florence, which goes alongside the Ponte Vecchio store, and on the other celebrates the now con

U-Boat launches pro-diver watch

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The Sommerso Bronze with a ceramic bezel   The Sommerso pro-diver watch, born from Italo Fontana's passion for scuba diving, in its most acclaimed version in bronze that recalls ancient marine exploration equipment, is now launched in a new model with a ceramic bezel.     This material, widely used in the aerospace industry, boasts a very high heat resistance and keeps the bezel color intense, and unaltered over time, even after long exposure to ultraviolet rays.  The watch features on the left side the iconic U-Boat crown with its patented protection device as well as a plaque engraved with the serial number while the antiqued bronze back-case has been subjected to a special anti-corrosion treatment and it is screwed down.   A sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment protects the black dial of the watch with luminous beige hands and markers plus an additional 24-hour counter and date window placed at 9 o'clock.   The watch boasts a Swiss automatic mechanical