Universal Genève Damenarmbanduhr mit Formgehäuse Ref. 711608
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
um 1974
This Universal Genève ladies' wristwatch dates to circa 1974 according to auction records and features a shaped stainless steel case measuring approximately 26 mm in width.
The case front presents a textured, hobnail-style rectangular bezel surrounding a horizontally oriented oval dial aperture. The blue dial is decorated in a starry night sky design, fitted with applied hour batons and central baton hands. Dorotheum reports that the watch is powered by a 17-jewel manual-wind caliber 11 movement with fine regulation and a decorated lever escapement. The watch is worn on a dark blue strap.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Jewellery & cocktail watch
- Jewels
- 17 Steine
- Caliber
- Kaliber 11
- Reference
- 711608
- Case width
- ca. 26 mm
- Case number
- 3128197
- Case material
- Edelstahl
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Dial description
- Blau in 'Nachthimmel-Gestaltung', aufgelegte Stundenstriche
- Maker / attribution
- Universal Genève
Design
- Visible features
- • Rectangular stainless steel bezel with a geometric pyramidal hobnail pattern enclosing an oval opening. • Dark blue speckled dial with applied silvery baton hour markers and central baton hands. • Dark blue suede-finish strap with straight lugs and a fluted winding crown on the right flank.
- Identity and Case Construction
- This ladies' shaped wristwatch (Damenarmbanduhr mit Formgehäuse) by Universal Genève carries reference number 711608 and is dated by the auction house to circa 1974 ('um 1974'). The stainless steel case is recorded with number 3128197 and measures approximately 26 mm in width. Visible observation shows a rectangular stainless steel bezel finished with a geometric pyramidal hobnail pattern framing an oval aperture. The case is fitted with straight lugs and a fluted winding crown on the right flank.
- Dial Design and Visible Condition
- The horizontally oriented oval aperture displays a blue dial described by the auction house as executed in a night sky style ('Nachthimmel-Gestaltung'), fitted with applied hour batons ('aufgelegte Stundenstriche'). Observations record a dark blue speckled dial with applied silvery baton hour markers and central baton hands. The catalog entry notes that the dial displays age-typical hairline cracks ('Zifferblatt zeigt alterstypische Haarrisse'). Physical depth and structural stability of these hairlines are not elaborated in the source text.
- Reported Movement and Accessories
- The movement is not visible in the provided lot photo. According to Dorotheum, the watch is powered by a manual-wind Caliber 11 movement featuring 17 jewels, fine regulation, and a decorated lever escapement ('Handaufzug, dekoriertes Ankerwerk, Kaliber 11, Feinregulierung, 17 Steine'). Accompanying accessories listed in the auction catalog comprise a stainless steel pin buckle, a product hangtag, and a case ('Zubehör: Dornschließe Edelstahl, Produktanhänger, Etui').
Identification
- Reference
- 711608
- Serial number
- 3128197
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: The source notes age-typical hairline cracks on the dial ('Zifferblatt zeigt alterstypische Haarrisse').
- Research required: Movement and case back are not visible in the provided lot image.