The true story of Universal Genève

As is often the case, the company's eventful history is difficult to reconstruct. The many changes at the head of the company, and the numerous moves, explain the absence of reliable archives, and the information available on the Internet is rather fanciful.

So we have to delve into trade publications from the period to try and piece together the story of the company and the men who built it. Exploring the gigabytes of our archives, we have divided the story of Universal Genève into 3 parts:

• Part 1: Perret & Berthoud, the makers of Universal watches
• Part 2: Universal chronographs
• Part 3: Polerouter, Le couturier de la mode, etc.

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