Gm! Got another favorite on the wrist today. This is a Universal Geneva Uni-Compax from the 1950’s. Only 34.5mm diameter 🤌

Watch trivia question: do you know what the 3 lines on the right subdial at 3, 6, and 9 minutes are for?

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Argh, autocorrect got me. *Geneve not Geneva.

Back in the day, you used to get 3 minutes per quarter on a pay phone. Helped you keep track of time left on your call!

are the numbers for docs to calculate pulse rate or something

I like it when it makes me feel something.

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Yeah it wears great! People are way too scared of smaller sizes, but I love them.

The 3-6-9 markings are for pay phones 🙂 Back in the day, you got 3 minutes per quarter. It was a way of letting you know how much time you had left on your call until you had to deposit more.

Beaufitul watch and doesn't wear small at all from the looks of your photo. I love the smaller watches. 

I actually don't know why the markings are there, would love to know. Maybe mark the crown position?

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That's right! 1 quarter on a pay phone got you 3 minutes of talk time.

For telephones right? To help you keep track of how much time you have left?

Same! I know the brand historian at Breitling and he's said they aren't doing any re-issues. All new releases. But they know the history of UG and how to respect that. Sadly will take a few years before we see anything. They're rebuilding the brand from scratch.

I hope the new brand revival produces some modern takes on UG with completely new designs, especially with the Polerouter.

Looking forward to seeing more UG in the wild.