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Unimatic Modello Uno U1-A

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Unimatic Modello Uno U1-A

Ref. U1-A

The Unimatic Modello Uno U1-A is the brand's first design, the original Modello Uno: a steel diver with a matte black dial and a 60-minute timing bezel, made in a numbered edition of 300.

Specifications

Brand
Unimatic
Collection
Modello Uno
Reference
U1-A
Case diameter
41.5 mm
Case thickness
13.6 mm
Lug width
22 mm
Case material
Stainless steel
Case shape
Round
Dial
Matte black dial
Markers
Stick and dot markers
Hands
Stick
Bezel
Rotating dive bezel (0–60)
Crystal
Sapphire crystal
Production
2016
Limited edition
300 pieces

About the Unimatic U1-A

Unimatic describes a slim 40 mm case under a thin, raised timing bezel whose edge is finely knurled in straight lines. The steel alternates brushed and polished surfaces, and each caseback is engraved with the watch's number. Like every Unimatic diver, it sits under a double-domed sapphire and is rated to 300 m. It takes a 22 mm strap and measures 13.6 mm thick. The Modello Uno was Unimatic's first watch, shown in December 2015 with the Seiko NH35A automatic inside.

The U1-A set the template the later references vary. The U1-D and U1-E keep its black dial and dive bezel in runs of 600, and the U1-DN, also 300 pieces, adds a black DLC coating and a date at 6. The U1-DL puts the dive scale over a blue dial, and the U1-B keeps the black dial but swaps the minute scale for a single-mark bezel.

Sources: Unimatic (official site), Worn & Wound

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Other Modello Uno references

All 23 Modello Uno references
ReferenceDialMade
U1-Ablack2016
U1-DHKblack–
U1-DLblue–
U1-DNblack–
U1-Cblack–
U1-Hgrey2021
U1-HGMTblack2021
U1-KSAblack2021
U1-Bblack–
U1-BNblack–
U1-Dblack–
U1-DZgreen2019
U1-DZNgreen2019
U1-Eblack–
U1-EGgrey–
U1-EMblack–
U1-ENblack–
U1-EMNblack–
U1-MPblue–
U1-MYblue–
U1-NUblack–
U1-SPwhite2019
U1SSblack2019

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