Universal Genève
Chronograph, gold, telemeter
Vintage Universal Genève chronograph watch head presented without a bracelet or strap. The timepiece features a classic round gold-toned case framing a light cream-colored dial decorated with elegant gold-tone leaf hands and applied hour markers. As a dual-register chronograph, the dial layout displays a running seconds sub-dial at 9 o'clock and a 45-minute counter sub-dial at 3 o'clock, both integrated with thin, dark tracking hands. The outer perimeter of the dial is detailed with highly precise scales, including a telemetere scale running along the outermost edge and a fine seconds track just inside it, highlighting its utilitarian design as a mid-century pilot or military-style timing instrument.
- Brand
- Universal Genève
- Category
- Watches
- Model
- Vintage Universal Genéve Uni-Compax
- Movement
- Manual-wind chronograph
- Dimension
- 35mm
- Case material
- Gold
- Bracelet material
- None included
- Condition
- NOS
Catalogue note
This Universal Genève vintage chronograph exemplifies the mid-century technical precision and refined aesthetics that established the manufacture as a premier authority in horological timing instruments. A superb testament to the golden era of mechanical chronographs, this watch head features a sophisticated dial architecture comprising a dual-register configuration with an integrated running seconds sub-dial and a specialized 45-minute aviation counter. The perimeter is meticulously calibrated with a dual telemeter and chronograph scale, reflecting its functional origins as a precise tool for calculating distance based on sound and time. Housed in a classic gold-toned case and preserved without its original strap, this piece stands as a highly collectible and elegant artifact of mid-20th-century watchmaking, appealing directly to connoisseurs of historic sporting and military-style timepieces.