Powered by it complicated, original "in-house"Universal Geneve caliber 285 movement, it is a display of precision that can be worn everyday. Its average sized, attractive case presents beautifully on the wrist. The case back has been previously replaced with a perfectly fitting replacement period steel Buame & Mercier back. The silver dial with outer speed tracking tachometer scale, used in racing, sporting, and aviation fields was restored in vintage times. Details:
Circa 1940s
High Grade UG 285 Movement
Materials: 18K Gold, Steel
Country of origin: Switzerland, made for the U.S. market
Case material: Solid 18K gold with stainless steel back
Case condition: Better than near mint condition, The case back has been previously replaced with a perfectly fitting replacement period steel Buame & Mercier back.
Dimensions: 34mm wide (excluding crown), 42mm long lug tip-to-tip
Dial: Silver, gold Arabic indexes, outer tachometer graduation for measuring speeds without calculations, sunken auxiliary dials for the seconds and 45 minute registers, restored in vintage times.
Hands: Original gold "feuilles" with original blue steel lozenge chronograph hands
Movement type: High-grade, manually wound, signed Universal Geneve cal. 285, frosted gilt, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet coilover balance spring
Movement markings: Universal Geneve, Swiss, 285, 223,626