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Specifications
Price |
$6795.00 $4995.00 |
Vendor SKU |
U-42 |
Movement |
Automatic-winding Swiss mechanism dubbed U-28 caliber with 40 hour power reserve. |
Case |
Grade 5 titanium case with 53mm width without crown, thickness of 18.5mm, lockable rotating bezel, sapphire crystal, back of case secured by six encapsulated hexagonal screws and engraved with watch number and other information, specialized crown system on left of case. |
Bracelet |
Brown band hand-crafted in Italy with width of 23mm and extra-large titanium buckle. |
Dial |
Brass dial with painted, highly luminescent hour markers, luminous hands made of German silver, numbered plaque at Six. |
Notes |
Limited editions of 999 pieces. |
Variations
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