None of these events, though, have triggered as much anticipation among watch lovers as the planned rebirth of Universal Geneve ... and the Cartier Pasha. The 35mm SAS tribute timepieces, in ...

Then, like a blimp full of lead, Universal Genève came crashing down ... high-end brands currently making a midcentury-sized watch: Cartier and Piaget, notably both jewelry brands.

This included the reversible Cabriolet, one of the first reversable watches. Universal Geneve won the 1965 Diamonds-International Awards in New York with this model Two decades later, the ...

By Robin Swithinbank Breitling’s announcement in December that it had acquired the all-but defunct Swiss watch company Universal Genève was an early Christmas gift for the watch community ...

If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more At the tail end of last year, the watch industry was hit with a bombshell when the owners of Breitling revealed they had acquired Universal ...

Late in 2023, the investment group owners of Breitling, Partners Group, acquired Universal Genève for around CHF 60 million (~$70.5 million) and are set to relaunch the brand as the true successor to ...

Indeed, in its heyday, Universal made a watch for virtually every use case. Pilots, doctors, and even film directors were all served by specific UG chronographs. One of the coolest (and hardest to ...

And there is one distinctive dress watch from the era, from a brand whose glory days ended in the 1970s, that I can never get enough of. This is the Universal Genève Polerouter. Universal Genève ...

Both chic and affordable, Universal Geneve made very coveted mid-century watches before it faded away ... the Patek Philippe Nautilus, and the Cartier Pasha. The 35mm SAS tribute timepieces ...

Universal Genève wasn’t just some funky, old-school Swiss brand with a cool logo to slap onto a modern watch for the nostalgic set. Within Universal Genève’s dormant IP package was a weighty ...