English rock bands, Swiss watch brands—the parallels are surprisingly similar. There have been dozens of Swiss watch brand revivals in the past two decades, and many have disappointed. Lovely ...

We are always scouring the web for the most amazing watches currently available, and each Friday we share five standout pieces with you. After remaining a mostly inactive IP package for decades, in ...

Universal Genève returns with a modern iteration of “the Nina” Compax chronograph — a model popularized by iconic model and socialite, Nina Rindt This release reimagines the watch with grand feu ...

In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Breitling shared that it has acquired Universal Genève. The Swiss brand has long been a collector’s darling. Its (relatively) affordable price points—combined ...

There are many classic Swiss watch brands from the mid-twentieth century that didn’t survive the advent of quartz technology in 1969. The “Quartz Crisis” of the 1970s and ’80s saw a proliferation of ...

Universal Genève is known in hardcore watch circles as once being one of Switzerland’s most innovative companies, famed for its elegant chronographs and pioneering designs like the Polerouter and ...

Now that Breitling is reviving Universal Genève, one of the watch world’s most beloved brands, we can’t help but speculate as ...

Without question, Universal Genève is the most lauded of the “lost” vintage watch brands that either closed up shop or became shallow husks of themselves following the Quartz Crisis of the 1970s and ...

I’ve never been a Led Zeppelin fan, but I’ve always respected the band for not getting back together. Rather than staging a revival that could end up being remembered as a lame money grab, Zeppelin ...

We are always scouring the web for the most amazing watches currently available, and each Friday we share five standout ...

The company was founded in 1884 as Universal Watch and changed its name to Universal Genève in the ’30s. In the early 21st century it was known for its elegant precision dress watches, including the ...