Italian watch brand U-BOAT presents Doppiotempo, a new automatic model that can display two different time zones simultaneously. Dressed in a 46mm bronze case and a fitted with a bi-directional bezel, Doppiotempo boasts an additional hand that allows the wearer to read the time in two different time zones at the same time with no need of a proper GMT movement.
Waterproof to 100 meters depth, Doppiotempo is available in two versions, respectively with green and brown dial. The patented Crown release system at 8 o’clock is used for easy time and date setting. The watch houses a mechanical automatic movement with custom features.
U-BOAT DOPPIOTEMPO BRONZE AUTOMATIC Technical details
Movement
Automatic mechanical, personalized to U-BOAT specifications for stem to be positioned at 9 o’clock. Laser cut rotor as by U-BOAT specifications. Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour, 4 Hz. Power reserve: 38 hours. 25 jewels.
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date, 24h indicator, bidirectional bezel 24h graduated, crown release lever.
Case
Bronze, naturally aged, distinguishing crown on left side, with a patented protective device
Diameter: 46 mm
Serial number engraved on a small plate fixed on the side of the case. Bezel lockable with a lever on the right side of the case
Back: Sealed with 7 external screws, small window U-shaped with fumé sapphire showing the balance wheel movement.
Crystal: Sapphire, anti reflective treatment.
Water resistance: 100 mt, 10 ATM.
Dial
Three superimposed dials with visible ruby, brown/green colour
Arabic numerals, with bronzed brushed frame and superluminova treatment
Bronzed hands, hand brushed and superluminova treated
Strap
Handmade and hand finished calf leather, tongue buckle in bronze
Width: 22/22 mm
U-BOAT 1938 DOPPIOTEMPO Italo Fontana, creative mind of U-BOAT, has always produced watches in limited or special editions commissioned also by Italian and international special forces, as recently those designed for the GIS (Special Intervention Group)
of Carabinieri.
Continuing on this tradition, the new exclusive 1938 Doppiotempo derives directly from the model created for the historic 9th parachutist assault regiment “Col Moschin”.
1938 Doppiotempo finds its uniqueness thanks to the link with the commemorative watch “Centouno”, strongly requested and launched on the occasion of the 101 years of their anniversary. The 9th Regiment, in fact, is the heir of those Ardites who at the dawn of June 16th 1918 reconquered the “Col Moschin” hill, hence the name, in the battle front between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops during the Great War.
This is confirmed by this special unit, which has returned to choosing U-BOAT for its unconventional technical and design features that make it perfect for the most extreme missions and on liberty.
In a special edition of only 200 pieces,
the watch boasts a 43 mm satin-finished steel case, with a retro look.
This model has two extractable crowns on the left – one for the remittance of time and date, the other for adjusting the dual time.
The dial is black, with a bidirectional inner bezel, with hours and 30-minute intervals indexes that synchronize with the additional hand so as to display the two different time zones.
Swiss movement with U-BOAT specifications self-winding, with a 38- hour reserve. The water resistance is 100 mt. The strap is in green leather with steel buckle . Handcrafted in Tuscany by expert craftsmen, following an accurate selection of the leather and materials. Finishing with waxed cotton.