U-Boat
Designed by Italo Fontana in the hills of Tuscany, U-Boat draws inspiration from military instruments originally conceived by his grandfather for the Italian Navy. Every watch reflects Fontana’s unmistakable vision — oversized cases, left-side crowns and bold industrial forms paired with Swiss mechanical movements. Crafted at the U-Boat house in Lucca, Tuscany, each piece is unapologetically individual, and is built to be worn with confidence.
Built without compromise.
Not every collector is looking for restraint. Some want a watch with unmistakable presence — one that expresses personality before prestige. U-Boat answers that with confidence, creating timepieces that are instantly recognisable yet uncompromising in their engineering.
We carry U-Boat because it offers an authentic alternative within fine watchmaking: independent in spirit, bold in design, and refreshingly unconcerned with convention. It is a watch chosen for its character, not its conformity.
“For the collector who values personality as much as precision.”
A bold idea, shaped in Tuscany.
A design ahead of its time
The story begins with Ilvo Fontana, who developed oversized military watch concepts for the Italian Navy — designs that would remain unrealised for decades.
U-Boat is born
Inspired by his grandfather’s archive, Italo Fontana establishes U-Boat in Lucca, transforming those original concepts into a modern independent watch brand with unmistakable Italian character.
Innovation beyond convention
The introduction of Capsoil reimagines the traditional wristwatch with an oil-filled dial that creates exceptional legibility and the illusion of hands floating beneath the crystal.
Built for extremes
A professional dive watch combining robust engineering, high water resistance and U-Boat’s unmistakable oversized architecture, designed to perform beneath the surface without sacrificing character.
At Palladio
We curate the U-Boat collections for clients who appreciate independent design, bold engineering and watches that are as individual as the people who wear them.
Seven collections.
ClassicoThe oversized cushion
The oversized cushion case that made the house — Italian design, unapologetically large.
CapsoilOil-filled dial
A dial suspended in oil for edge-to-edge clarity — U-Boat’s most technical everyday piece.
DarkmoonSoleil dial
Oil-filled soleil-dial U-Boat — creating exceptional depth, clarity and a striking play of light.
SommersoBronze & Damascus
The Sommerso diver — bronze, Damascus steel and serious water resistance.
DoppiotempoTwo time zones
A second time zone on an oversized case, drawn for the traveller.
ChimeraCollector pieces
Limited editions with skeletonised movements and bronze cases — the collector’s U-Boat.
U-65Open-worked movement
Fully skeletonised, revealing the movement in motion.
54 references.
Capsoil Chrono DLC
Capsoil Chrono SS
Capsoil Doppiotempo DLC
Capsoil Doppiotempo SS
Capsoil Titanio
Capsoil Titanio DLC
Chimera Chrono 43 Bronze, Limited Edition
Chimera Chrono SS Black
Chimera Chrono SS Blue
Chimera Chrono SS Green
Chimera Green Bronze, Limited Edition
Chimera Green SS, Limited Edition
Chimera Sapphire Green Chrono Bronze, Limited Edition
Chimera Sapphire Green Chrono SS, Limited Edition
Chimera SS Black
Chimera SS Blue
Chimera SS Green
Classico 45 Titanio Tungsteno CA BK
Classico 45 Titanium Tungsten Black
Classico 45 Titanium Tungsten Black Right Hook
Classico 45 Titanium Tungsten Blue
Classico 45 Titanium Tungsten Gray
Classico 45 Tungsteno Movelock
Classico 50 Bronzo
Classico 50 Tungsteno Movelock
Classico 55 1001 Blue
Classico U-47 47mm AS1
Classico U-47 Bronze
Darkmoon 44mm Black IPB
Darkmoon 44mm Black IP Bronze
Darkmoon 44mm Black SS
Darkmoon 44mm Blue IPB Soleil
Darkmoon 44mm Blue SS Soleil
Darkmoon 44mm Coffee Brown IPB Soleil
Darkmoon 44mm Coffee Brown SS Soleil
Darkmoon 44mm Coral Red SS Soleil
Darkmoon 44mm Emerald Green IPB Soleil
Darkmoon 44mm Emerald Green SS Soleil
Darkmoon 44mm Red Glass IPB
Darkmoon 44mm Red Glass SS/Rubber
Darkmoon 44mm Red IPB Soleil
Darkmoon Unico
Doppiotempo 46 Bronze BR
Doppiotempo 46 Bronzo GR
Doppiotempo Chrono SS
Sommerso 46mm Damascus Left
Sommerso 46mm Damascus Right
Sommerso/a
Sommerso Blue
Sommerso Blue Metal
Sommerso Bracelet
Sommerso Bronzo Ceramic BZ
Sommerso DLC