Introducing the Unimatic U2-NC, a Tool Watch Designed by Nigel Cabourn
Unimatic has released their latest limited edition, and it?s a collaboration with none other than British designer Nigel Cabourn, who was responsible for one of our favorite Timex pieces of the last year, which we wrote about this summer. While that Timex watch was an almost whimsical tribute to Cabourn?s lifelong love affair with soccer, the collaboration with Unimatic is a more sober affair. Here, we see much more of the vintage military aesthetic that Cabourn is known for, and the watch itself, a take on Unimatic?s U2 field watch, is a fairly serious-looking tool in its own right. Let?s take a closer look.
Unimatic Modello Due Ref. U2-NCÂ
Case Material: Stainless steelÂ
Dial: Blue
Dimensions: 38.5 x 47.5 x 13.7mmÂ
Crystal: Sapphire  Water Resistance: 300 meters Â
Crown: Screw down   Â
Movement: Seiko NH35A
Strap/bracelet: Box-x style nylon
Price: $795
Reference Number: U2-NC
Expected Release: Available today
The U2-NC is immediately distinctive, and right in line with other limited edition Unimatics, for its unique color scheme. What we have here, essentially, is a stone washed, olive drab Cerakote coated U2 case, paired with a deep navy blue dial, and finished with vintage inspired cream colored hour markers with subtle gold trim. As with previous Unimatic limited editions, the stone washing effect results in cases that aren?t uniform to one another – they will have slight variations in patina due the process Unimatic uses. Cerakote, used...
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