Universal Polerouter De Luxe in 18K RG with Cal 215
| BRAND: |
UNIVERSAL |
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MODEL: |
POLEROUTER DE LUXE |
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YEAR: |
LATE 1950’S |
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MATERIAL: |
YELLOW GOLD |
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SIZE – DIAMETER EXCLUDING WINDING CROWN: |
34MM |
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SIZE – LENGTH INCLUDING LUGS: |
43MM |
| CONDITION: |
MINT |
| BOX: | NO |
| PAPER: |
NO |
| PRICE: |
SOLD |
Very good condition Universal Polerouter De Luxe in 18K RG with Cal 215
The Polerouter was designed in 1954 by a 23 years old designer called Gerald Genta hired by Universal to design a watch to commemorate SAS’s (Scandinavian Airlines Systems) polar flights from New York/Los Angeles directly to Europe.
Original collectible Universal Polerouter De Luxe with gold dial and outer gold ring and marks for each hour. On the dial is engraved at 12 o’clock “Universal Geneve Poleouter De Luxe” and 6 o’clock “Automatic Microtor”. It is a Swiss model. The hands are in gold with Dauphine style. The crown comes with the Universal logo. It is a 18k rose gold back screwed case with engraved inside “Universal Geneve – Swiss – 18K -.750”.
The watch comes with an automatic movement and caliber 215 with 28 jewels. The watch comes with a beige strap. Width between lugs is 18mm. Any collector has one piece in its collection.
History
On May 1, 1839 the legendary watch company was founded in Geneva under the name of “Patek, Czapek & Co.”. In 1844, during an exhibition in Paris, Patek hears about a person named Jean Adrien Philippe who made an astonishingly thin pocket watch which could be wound and set without a key. Philippe became the technical director of the company the following year. In 1845, the company becomes “Patek & Co.” and in 1851 it got his final name “Patek Philippe & Co.” to reward the genius Jean Adrien. For the last 150 years, Patek is the pioneer for wristwatches. In 1927 comes the first perpetual calendar then the world time in 1937 and tourbillon in 1945. Since 1997, Patek produce 30,000 watches per year. In 2005, the company brought out an escape wheel made of monocrystalline silicon under the banner of “Advanced research” and then in 2006 by a silicon balance spring with the name “Spiromax”. Names are mythical like the Calatrava, World Time, Nautilus, just to name a few.
Technical details
Universal automatic movement with caliber 215 with 28 jewels, 18,000 A/h and 60 hours of power reserve. Movement from 1955 with patent 329805.
Measurements
Diameter excluding winding crown: 34mm
Length including lugs: 43mm
