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u-boat replica, a timepiece created for Natalie Portman as its ambassador, is a striking piece dominated a central motif of a web-like spider that is embedded in the skeletonized mechanism. The spider, made from rhodium plated gold and completely covered in white diamonds, stands out against the dark base plate. This main-plate has been shaped to look like a spiderweb, and is covered with black sapphires. This is a first for the watchmaker, as it's made from the same material used to make the spider. The arachnid on the dial serves as both a decorative element and a function,u-boat replica
since it holds the tourbillion barrels and bridges of the movement. u-boat replica's first watch for the Hollywood star was a limited edition 20 piece timepiece, housed in a white or red gold housing. The tonneau case, which is shaped like a spider's web, is also decorated with diamonds.
First Caliber With a White Gold Main PlateLet's start with the most noticeable features of this exquisite watch that is both a high-horology piece and a high-jewelry. The movement is an in-house caliber, which has the unsurprising name of caliber RM19-01. It features a few unique traits not found in other movements from this Swiss brand. The main-plate of the watch is open-worked 18 K white-gold, which has been manually polished before being coated in black rhodium. Then, an expert gem-setter painstakingly covered it with hundreds of black sapphires. The black main-plate has also been hollowed out in a pattern that makes it appear like a web of spiders. The central motif is also made of white gold rhodium plated,breitling superocean replica
but was encrusted in diamonds to contrast the blackness on the base plate. This spider serves more than just an aesthetic purpose. The spider's abdomen is used to stiffen tourbillion bridges while its legs secure the twin barrels of the movement.
New Power Reserve DisplayThe Caliber RM19-01 has another innovation. This movement is different from the other movements of the brand because it features a new differential power storage system that includes a display featuring a red printed line on a rotating disc. The indication is located between 10 and 11 o'clock. The power reserve for the caliber is around two days. The tourbillion and this indication are the only features added to the basic hour and minute display, which is shown by two hands off-centered on top of the clock's face.
The manufacturer is known for its impressive technical features and the opulence of their decorations. Bridges made of grade 5 titanium treated with black PVD (for increased rigidity and improved workings of the transmission), a free-sprung balance with variable resistance, titanium spline screw for the bridges and a barrel pawl that has progressive recoil are some of these features. The dimensions of the movement are 30.2 mm in length, 28.6mm wide, and 4.97mm high. Its tourbillion carriage measures 10 mm. The caliber with the KIF ELASTOR KE160 B2B shock-protection system is also resistant to magnetic field due to its nickel-free barrel.
u-boat replica's has a luxurious hand-finished. Aside from the rhodium plating and jewels in chatons already mentioned, the RM 19-01 includes a multitude of decorations, including burnished pivots and anglage. These three are also seen on the steel parts, where they are enhanced with drawn outer surfaces. The gear wheels that look like spiders in their web have concave chamfering and circular finished faces. They also have some surface or Rhodium-plating applied before the teeth of the gears are cut.