2021 Unimatic x Massena LAB U1-MLB Limited Edition
Ref: U1-MLB

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Unimatic box and paperwork. The watch comes paired on its original 22mm worn Unimatic strap with a spare strap in the box. The watch is from Circa. 2021 and is sold in worn condition, but very fair as you can see from the photos. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

The Watch

Made in Italy Unimatic was founded by Giovanni Moro and Simone Nunziato, who were both trained as industrial designers at “Politecnico di Milano” where they shared a common interest and passion for wristwatches. They started Unimatic in 2015 with their first product “Modello Uno”. Each piece is unique and hand-manufactured in Milano, Italy.

Here we have a 2021 Unimatic x Massena LAB U1-MLB made in collaboration with the William Massena New York City studio, this 1970s Dive watch inspired UNIMATIC is limited to 200 pieces. The design takes cues from the Blancpain “Bund" which was issued to an elite arm of the West German Navy. The 41mm sandblasted stainless steel case curves in all the right places. A lug to lug length of 49mm and a thickness of 13.5mm ensures a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, is a signed screw-down crown protected by crown guards. Its 120 clicks uni-directional sterile bezel has a solitary lume pip at 12. A 2.5mm thick double domed sapphire crystal AR coated on the inside protects a matte black dial. The applied disc and baton indexes have hand-applied Super-LumiNova C3, giving them their bright green luminance. Broad phantom ladder hands outlined in black and orange coated in the same luminance are complemented by a reversed lollipop tapered sweeping second hand. On the reverse, you find a very detailed engraving of the Unimatic x Massena Lab Submarine Sonar and its number out of 200. Inside an Automatic Seiko NH35A, 24 jewels, 21,600 beats per hour. The watch comes on a 22mm orange TPU two-piece strap, as well as a black heavy-duty Unimatic nylon nato strap, with a buckle signed Unimatic. The watch also comes with its UNIMATIC x Massena LAB tough case and papers.

Personal Note

We have now had most of the Unimatics and certainly most of the Massena LAB references, it has been great to stock and sell them but also see the subtle evolution in design they have chosen for each model. This one, like all of them, wears well on the wrist and this reference with its pop of orange really does stand out in the crowd of Uniamtic.