U-BOAT Chimera NET B&B - Ref. 8098 - CHRONOGRAPH 46 BRONZE AND PVD BLACK - limited to 300 pcs

Innovative crown release system (patented) at 8 o'clock for easy time and date setting. 
MOVEMENT: rhodium-plated Top Soigné automatic mechanical chronograph movement with black screws, personalised to U-BOAT specifications, with date display and stem position at 9 o'clock. Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour, 4 Hz. Power reserve: 44 hours. 25 jewels. 
FUNCTIONS: hours, minutes, small seconds, 24 hour indicator, 60 s counter, 12 hour counter, 30 min counter, date. 
CASE: 46 mm diameter; diameter to crown tip 54.60 mm approx.; three-piece construction. Case, bezel, chrono pushers, lever hook pin, serial number plate screws and strap bar fixing screws made of AISI 316 Plus steel with PVD coating. Case back, external tubing and screws, winding crown protection device, chrono pusher frame and serial number plate made of naturally aged bronze. Distinctive crown on left side with patented protection device. The bezel and case back are locked together using a system borrowed from underwater construction technology, using external tubing fixed to the case back; special screws and customised key. Oversized crown cap for easy handling, secured to the carrure in a protected position at 9 o'clock. Winding crown made from heat-treated steel. Chrono pushers screwed to the carrure (pusher at 10 o'clock with milled finish). 925 silver rotor modified to U-BOAT specifications, with black rhodium-plating and blue screws. 
DIAL: skeleton dial on three superimposed levels with the last layer made of laser cut fine stainless steel wire mesh, partially revealing the movement. 
HANDS: laser cut hour and minute hands, hand brushed on the surface, hand painted central joint. Hand-brushed, bronze colour counter hands. 
CRYSTAL: fumé sapphire glass, curved on the face and flat crystal on the back of the timepiece, double gasket sealing. 
WATER RESISTANCE: 100 mt, 10 ATM. 
STRAP: handmade from hand-finished calf leather, carefully selected and processed according to the traditional artisan techniques used in the 1800s, giving the strap a naturally distressed look and feel. Steel tongue buckle with matt black PVD coating. Width: 20/22 mm. Bronze fleur-de-lis insert.