At the 2024 edition of the exclusive Geneva fair, Italo Fontana presented three new Chimera models, in chronograph and time-only versions, with a dial featuring a special striped motif.
Iconic U-BOAT design, the Chimera model, through a new green dial with a striped pattern, brings new geometries and three-dimensionality to its chronograph version.
Technical Specifications
Movement: Mechanical automatic chronograph Sellita SW 500, elaborated and modified according to U-BOAT specifications. Frequency 28,800 alternations/hour (4 Hz). Power reserve of 62 hours. 25 jewels. U-BOAT rotor in brass and tungsten, perlage processing and rhodium-plated. Screwed bridges.
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, date, 24h indicator. Patented crown
release lever, positioned at 8:30 (Crown Release System).
Case: Made of AISI 316L steel. The closure between the polished tungsten bezel and the caseback is achieved through external lugs linked to the caseback. Special type lug screws with customized key. Large screw-down crown cover to ensure maximum water resistance. Side window in smoked mineral glass. 46 mm diameter.
Caseback: Closed with 5 screws screwed to the bezel with smoked mineral glass
opening for movement view.
Dial: Two overlapping levels. Upper part in green painted striped metal dial. Numbers, indexes and counters with laser cutting. Lower part in smoked sapphire. Hour and minute hands in brushed and painted metal with laser cutting. Second hand and 24h indicator in brushed and painted metal.
Crystal: High quality optical sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment.
Water Resistance: 100 mt, 10 ATM
Strap: Laser-cut aged leather with natural process, brown color. Handmade in Tuscany by expert craftsmen, with careful selection of leathers and materials and entirely Italian processing. Waxed cotton stitching. Width: 22/22 mm. Strap: ref. 9186/Z. Steel tongue buckle. Buckle: ref. 9976.
