VINTAGE 1940’s UNIVERSAL GENEVE 283 CHRONOGRAPH 18k SOLID GOLD WATCH Nr
Item History & Price
NO RESERVE AUCTION – OFFERED FOR AUCTION IS A VERY COLLECTABLE 1940’s “UNIVERSAL GENEVE” 18-KARAT SOLID GOLD MEN’S CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH WITH THE UNIVERSAL CALIBER 283, 17-JEWEL MOVEMENT!
THIS WATCH IS 100% ORIGINAL – 100% FACTORY ORIGINAL DIAL, MOVEMENT AND CASE – TRIPLE SIGNED!... THIS WATCH IS RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING TIME – IT COMES WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE!
THE DIAL IS IN EXCELLENT FACTORY ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH A WONDERFUL BLUE OUTER TELEMETER SCALE. IT HAS SOLID GOLD HOUR MARKERS AND MATCHING SOLID GOLD HANDS. THE SUBDIAL HANDS AND THE CENTER CHRONOGRAPH SECONDS HAND ARE BLUE STEEL AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IF YOU LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT THE DIAL YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE, VERY LITTLE MARKS – OTHERWISE THIS WATCH IS NEARLY PERFECT.
THE DIAL, CASE AND MOVEMENT ARE SIGNED “UNIVERSAL GENEVE”.
THE 18-KARAT SOLID GOLD SNAP BACK CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS THE UNIVERSAL CALIBER 283 SO THE CASE MEASURES 33mm IN DIAMETER AND 40mm FROM LUG TO LUG. THE LUGS ARE SOLID GOLD, NOT HOLLOW LIKE SOME CASES!
THE HIGH GRADE UNIVERSAL CALIBER 283 MOVEMENT IS IN NEAR MINT PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL CONDITION AND RUNNING STRONG – ALL OF THE CHRONOGRAPH FUNCTIONS OPERATE PERFECTLY BUT THE HOUR COUNTER RESETS JUST EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF ZERO! THIS WATCH KEEPS GOOD TIME.
UNIVERSAL STARTED USING THEIR CALIBER 283 AROUND 1936. IT WAS SUCH A RELIABLE WORK HORSE THAT THEY CONTINUED TO USE THIS CALIBER UNTIL ABOUT 1956.
THE CALIBER 283 BEATS AT A FREQUENCY OF 18, 000A/hr AND HAS A POWER RESERVE OF 36 HOURS.
THE WATCH COMES ON A HIGH GRADE BROWN GENUINE LEATHER STRAP AND THEY LOOK FANTASTIC TOGETHER – SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED!
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