Universal Genève—also known as Universal, UG, or U-Genny from the Block (kidding)—is a historic Swiss watchmaker that’s developed a cult following over the last decade and a half.

Follow Author Dec 12, 2023, 10:04am ESTDec 13, 2023, 04:34am EST The Universal Geneve factory in 1956 in Carouge, a municipality in the Canton of Geneva Breitling ...

That is, until now. Breitling is bringing back Universal Genève Late in 2023, the investment group owners of Breitling, Partners Group, acquired Universal Genève for around CHF 60 million (~$70.5 ...

One of the biggest luxury watch brands, Universal Genève, is back to life after 20 years. The post Iconic watch brand Universal Genève is back appeared first on The Manual.

By the ’40s, Universal Geneve was well-known for its Compax chronographs, including its now collectible Tri-Compax full calendar that debuted for the brand’s 50th anniversary.

The word on the street was that new Universal Genève models would start to appear in 2025/6, with the portfolio of designs being overseen by Sylvain Berneron, Breitling’s creative director.

The storied watch brand Universal Genève is famous for its Tri-Compax and Polerouter models. Here's five exceptional UG watches to buy now.

Universal Genève wristwatches have been collected for decades by horological luminaries such as William Massena, Auro Montanari(a.k.a. John Goldberger), and, most famously, Eric Clapton(after ...

Universal Geneve might have ended up with a Hong Kong-based company in the late 1980s after the ‘quartz crisis’, which brought the Swiss watch industry to its knees, and languished for over ...

Why did Breitling acquire Universal Genève? For its first big deal ever, the Swiss watchmaker dropped US$69 million to buy the brand, formerly owned by Hong Kong-based Stelux Group ...