Universal Genève Unisonic-Sub

By now, Universal Genève should be well known in the watch collecting community. The brand attained a reputation in its heyday for well-constructed, aesthetically-appealing designs, typified in the Compax and Polerouter models. Yet even with its commitment to aesthetic excellence, Universal Genève was no stranger to innovation. Bulova's introduction of the Accutron 218 movement in 1965 intrigued and impressed brands and consumers alike, and Universal Genève sought to implement this new technology a decade before the Quartz Revolution changed the watchmaking game forever. The Unisonic was the result — a stunning and innovative timepiece that merged UG's attentive Swiss design language with a futuristic American movement, a marriage artfully denoted by the unique UG/Accutron logo printed on the watch's dial. (Cool, right?)  If that weren't enough, this particular Unisonic is a Sub — a diver model that took the Unisonic design a step further...or, shall we say, a fathom deeper? Housed in a chunky, brushed 43mm stainless steel cushion case with a signed crown, an elapsed time bezel with a blue, fully graduated insert, and a unique 14-sided steel inner bezel that protrudes upward surrounding the watch's acrylic crystal, it features a colorful dial with an outer minute track in white with black printing, an inner black dial with applied, luminous blue indices with tritium material, a framed date window at 3 o'clock, and a special handset with a stubby white hour hand, an orange 'sword' minute hand, and a white central seconds hand.  As if that weren't enough, the Unisonic Sub comes paired to a signed, integrated multi-link bracelet from Gay Frères punched with a '3 69' date code. You don't see that every day, folks! Coupling the elegance of Universal Genève with true technological innovation, this is a piece of horological history, a relic from that transitional period between the introduction of the tuning fork and the Quartz Revolution. If you love tool watches, horological history, and technological innovation, then this one is for you!