1959 Univeral Genève Stainless “Microtor” Automatic

Reference: 20 351-4
Movement: Universal 215-07 (17 Jewels)
Movement Type: Automatic
Complications: Sweep Second
Case Type: Full Stainless Steel Screwback
Case Size: 32mm

Leave it to Universal Genève to make a microrotor movement that, unlike the Buren microrotor in my Hamilton 688, is actually well designed and engineered (and pretty to look at, with Geneva striping across the entire movement). It still has the usual microrotor efficiency issues, but the hand winding mechanism is so solid that it hardly matters. It’s too bad the dial on this watch was subjected to an overly aggressive attempt at cleaning and tritium dot removal, but it still looks good in person - better than the photos.

*Please note that visible serial numbers on the case and movement have been partially or fully hidden with AI masking.

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