Universal Geneve Watches On Ebay

CaptainWinsor · Jun 26, 2022

Mark020
one of the earliest UG's - serial 700.xxx - with visible movement numbers

what year do you think this is from?

Mark020 · Jun 26, 2022

1930ies?

Scarecrow Boat · Jun 26, 2022

CaptainWinsor
what year do you think this is from?

Mark020
1930ies?

Would this be considered an accurate resource? Based on it, it may be from ~1938.

https://universalgeneve.info/content/12-serials

I own this gold plated tank with shield logo and according to the site, the 1198505 serial would be dated 1945. The salmon dial is a real treat but hard to capture in all its glory. The watch is also hard to photograph. To the eye it’s a pink gold tone but depending on the light, my camera either sees it as yellow tone or just silver.

CaptainWinsor · Jun 26, 2022

Mark020
1930ies?

so the reason I ask is that the case back is stamped 7045. I have a couple of 1937 Zenith/Universal Geneve catalogues with reference numbers are 10xx and 20xx. I’m assuming of course that these reference numbers are linear. That said, more assumption here, that reference 7045 would be after 1937.

Mark020 · Jun 27, 2022

CaptainWinsor
I’m assuming of course that these reference numbers are linear.

I think so too. To be honest I (have) put a lot of time in these serials but not in dating them ;-)

LesXL · Jun 27, 2022

Scarecrow Boat
Would this be considered an accurate resource? Based on it, it may be from ~1938.

https://universalgeneve.info/content/12-serials

I own this gold plated tank with shield logo and according to the site, the 1198505 serial would be dated 1945. The salmon dial is a real treat but hard to capture in all its glory. The watch is also hard to photograph. To the eye it’s a pink gold tone but depending on the light, my camera either sees it as yellow tone or just silver.

Nice! My black dial one would be from 1941 based on the link you have provided

Mark020 · Jun 27, 2022

This list is based on the table in Sala. Sala writes about it that most archives are lost and that this is an approximate (if I recall correctly). However: in general I think it is correct.

CaptainWinsor · Jun 27, 2022

Mark020
one of the earliest UG's - serial 700.xxx - with visible movement numbers

heres one with a 600xxx serial.

https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/universal-geneve-cal.251-1203467216/

Mark020 · Jun 27, 2022

That one does not have a numbered movement

LesXL · Jun 27, 2022

Mark020
That one does not have a numbered movement

Is there a reference table for movement serial too?
I noticed the movement on my square one is number, as well as the case. But other exemples are not, aside from the obvious, any differences?