Universal Genève Bumper-Automatic Calatrava 10216

Rare pre-50s Calatrava: Universal Bumper-Automatic Universal Geneve Bumper-Automatic Calatrava

ID : EG450240UGBAY Reference : 10216 Brand : Universal Geneve Model : Bumper-Automatic Calatrava Year : 1949 Condition : Good Delivery : Watch Type : Automatic Caliber : 139 Functions : Time (Hour, Minute, Central Second) Diameter : 34mm Case : Yellow Gold Bezel : Yellow Gold Bracelet : Leather Dial Color : Ivory Glass : Plexi WHY WE LOVE IT? An early UG automatic -- we date it to 1949 -- and a predecessor of the celebrated PoleRouter. Made in 1949 and so in a time when Rolex had secured the patent protection for 360°-rotor automatics -- and the bumper automatic was a way to offer a self-winding movement without breaching these regulations.