Universal Geneve Polerouter Super 1966

The Polerouter was produced in 1954 by Universal Genève in partnership with Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) by a then 24-year-old Gerald Genta. Universal Genève developed the automatic Polerouter to be more resistant to the strong magnetic fields at the North and South poles.

The version you see here is Super version in stainless steel with a stunning grey dial and a mirrored stainless steel chapter ring which plays with light amazingly. It is a later version that showed up in their catalog in the 1960s. The case form changed compared to its predecessor, with more angular lugs as opposed to the bombé lugs with curves and the best part is that it comes with the very rare original Gay Frères Bracelet.

CASE:

• outstanding overall condition, showing no traces of use
• 3- body stainless steel case with screw-down case back
• 35,5 mm (without crown) / 43 mm (lug-to-lug) / 20 mm (between lugs)
• including the original and rare Gay Frères Bracelet (up to 19cm wrist)
• Year: 1966
• Ref.: 869112/03

MOVEMENT:

• Universal Geneve Caliber 1-69 - automatic microtor
• 28 jewels, 18000 A/h, 57 hours power reserve
• professionally serviced 07/2023
• +25sec/d / 330°

DIAL:

• original never touched grey dial in great condition
• original hands, Dial and Universal Geneve crown
• original and evenly aged tritium lume on hands and dial
• the dial is aged very evenly