U-Boat presented a black gemstone www.christopherswartz.com at Basel world 2012 probably the most costly and splendid watch within the brand’s collection.
‘The Black Swan’ is really a bespoke form of the Classico Gold, produced from the brief provided by a personal customer. It’s worth around £80,000, and it was happily displayed in Basel to illustrate U-Boat’s fine Italian handiwork.
The U-Boat Replica Black Swan includes a 45mm situation, produced from 18 carat gold and completely covered in 11 carat diamonds. The diamonds differ in dimensions, with a few set backwards to provide a spiked look.
An array of whitened diamonds are utilized beside the situation to show the U-Boat title, and also the 18 carat gold buckle also features black diamonds in the side. The timepiece includes around 800 diamonds as a whole, each individually set manually.
The Black Swan has automatic mechanical movement, personalized to U-Boat specifications, and the rear of the timepiece is eighteen carat gold sealed with eight exterior screws.
The dial is made of two superimposed layers, in black and 18 carat gold, paid by scratch proof azure very. The timepiece has a hand crafted, hands finished black alligator leather strap.