Watchmakers in the 1960s working in the Universal Geneve headquarters Georges Kern, CEO of Breitling, said in the statement, “As excited as we are, we are also fully aware of the task at hand ...

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. That same decade ...

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 ...

None of these events, though, have triggered as much anticipation among watch lovers as the planned rebirth of Universal ...

In December last year, the private equity and investment group that owns Breitling surprised the watch world with news it had acquired Universal Genève, a dormant watchmaker whose mid-century ...

Universal Genève is best known among collectors for its Compax series of watches. These cover a broad range of models produced over a few decades, but the thing they all share is the chronograph ...

Breitling is known for the Navitimer timepiece and jumped into the top 10 Swiss watch companies by sales in 2022 (though Rolex still leads the pack) – now it’s making its first major ...