Passions Watch Exchange

About This Watch

Pre-owned. Comes with orig. boxes (mouldy), manual & dated paper.

Following the success of the U1 Tempus edition, The Hour Glass of Singapore created another model called U Black, an all black watch which was de riguer in 2008 & limited to just 399pcs. This is the watch for sale here. When launched, this U Black was an instant sell-out @ just S$3600, the success was due to it's very affordable price, large & well made diver's watch with sophisticated features.

The dial on this watch appears to have a mottled effect which could be due to age but it is even throughout the dial & we price it lower to compensate for that. A set of brand new Sinn blacken deployant buckle and unsized rubber strap worth a total of over S$600 is also given to you upon purchase, making this watch a very attractive package.

The black case is in perfect condition and rubber strap has been sized. Buckle has some hairline marks that are negligible but you have a spare new set to make it perfect. An affordable collector's icon by Sinn.

Anti-magnetic & Water resistant to 1000m. The Sinn U1 is designed to be virtually impervious to water penetration. The material of the case is procured by Sinn from a steel supplier to Emden GmbH, one of Germany’s North Sea shipbuilding yards who construct submarines from the very same steel. This submarine steel is not only extraordinarily sea water resistant (PRE value up to 38), it possesses also the highest anti-magnetic quality. 
Because of the special steel used from the submarine steel manufacturer, and the use of Sinn's Tegiment technology, this bezel can be hardened up to 1500 Vickers instead of the usual 220 Vickers. The entire case also resists the effects of exposure to salt water environments.

The uni-directional ratchet operated rotating bezel is milled from the same submarine steel. The indices are machined directly into the bezel without the use of bezel inserts so it doesn't corrode or come loose at deep depths. The international testing lab of Germanischen Lloyd has tested the U1, and determined that the watch can be certified as water resistant to 1,000 meters. This same firm tests submarines for their ability to withstand the effects of underwater use.