An uncommon vintage Universal Geneve Tri-Compax Triple-Date Moonphase chronograph. Photo: Justin Mastine-Frost The company was founded in 1884 as Universal Watch and changed its name to Universal ...

Universal Geneve might have ended up with a Hong Kong-based company in the late 1980s after the ‘quartz crisis’, which ...

If there was one defunct Swiss watch brand with a legend on par with Led Zeppelin’s, it was Universal Genève.With highwater achievements like producing the first chronograph in 1919 as well as ...

New Universal Genève watches are still a ways off. As for how long we’ll have to wait before we’ll see any new Universal Genève models, Kern estimates it will take about two years, telling The New ...

In a surprise announcement, Swiss watch brand, Breitling, said Tuesday that it has acquired historic Swiss watchmaker, Universal Genève, marking a new chapter for the brand known for its ...

Universal Genève suffered during the 1970s and 1980s, the era in which inexpensive quartz-battery watches became so popular that the Swiss mechanical watch industry was in danger of collapse.

For the watch’s design, Universal Genève turned to a 23-year-old up-and-coming watch designer named Gérald Genta. Yeah, that guy. Most of the Polerouter’s initial run of 170 watches were issued to SAS ...

Swiss luxury watch maker Breitling AG is making its first major acquisition, buying Universal Geneve in an attempt to revive a brand that has faded since its heyday decades ago.

Universal Genève is a Swiss watch manufacture that was formed in 1894. In the early half of the 20th century, the brand was known for its high quality mechanical chronographs like the Tri-Compax ...

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 ...

The new Polerouters from Universal Genève suggest this high-risk, high-cost revival is on track to join Rolex and Patek Philippe in the top tier of Swiss watchmakers.