Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 21

U-BOAT REF. 6475 TITANIUM CHRONOGRAPH ITALO FONTANA U-BOAT, Italy, U-42, No. 100 / 999, Ref. 6475. Made in a limited edition of 999 pieces in circa 2011. Fine and unusual, oversized, left-handed, water resistant, self-winding, titanium wristwatch with lever and rectangular button chronograph, registers, hinged winding crown, date and titanium U-BOAT buckle. Accompanied by the original metal box with porthole, warranty and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, sand blasted titanium, straight lapidated lugs, case back with 9 screws, protected hinged titanium winding crown, graduated bidirectional revolving bezel with locking mechanism, the lever at 7 is to start and stop, the rectangular button at 10 to reset the chronograph, sapphire crystal. D. Black with large luminous Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 9. Luminous black baton hands. M. Cal. U-77, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 53 mm. Thickness 19 mm Property of an American Collector