U boat watches back in 1942 the officine fontana was poised to produce a professional watch for the distinguished officers of its navys u boats though the project was ultimately scrapped the distinctive original drawings color samples and innovative materials were lovingly preserved for more than 60 years in 2000 italo fontana a cousin of the watchmakers late founder made a long held company dream come true with the launch of todays inspired u boat brand u boat watches just like their