{"product_id":"universal-geneve-polerouter-date-18k-yellow-gold-champagne-bullseye-dial","title":"Universal Geneve Polerouter Date - 18K Yellow Gold Champagne Bullseye Dial","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenta's First Masterpiece, In Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Polerouter is a foundational piece of watch design history. Gérald Genta was twenty three when Universal Genève handed him the commission, decades before the Royal Oak and the Nautilus made his name unavoidable. The brief was practical: Scandinavian Airlines had begun flying the polar route over the Arctic and needed a watch that would survive the magnetic fields up there, so the Polerouter arrived in 1954 built as an anti-magnetic tool. Almost all of them left the factory in steel because that is what a sport watch was supposed to be. Solid gold cases were the exception, produced in a fraction of the numbers, and they turn Genta's tool watch into something else entirely.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Perfect Dial In A Rare Case\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTwo hard things line up on this one. The case is 18K yellow gold, the configuration collectors chase and rarely find, and the champagne bullseye dial is flawless, with the concentric ring at the centre still cleanly defined and the outer track sharp. Bullseye dials are the first thing to go on these, usually to moisture or a careless refinish, so a perfect one carries most of the value. Gold also changes how the 33mm case wears, adding weight and warmth that the steel versions simply cannot produce.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Minty Gold Case And An Untouched Dial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGood condition throughout, and unusually clean for a watch of this age. The gold case is unpolished, holding sharp lines and edges with only the wear a sixty-year-old case should carry, which matters because gold cannot be refinished repeatedly without losing its shape. The champagne bullseye dial is perfect and original. As with every watch we offer, this piece has been verified as mechanically sound and is ready to wear.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenta, Gold, And A Perfect Dial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGenta's signature is on the Nautilus, the Royal Oak, and the Ingenieur, and every one of those now costs multiples of what a Polerouter does. This is the watch he drew first, in the metal he used least, with the dial variant collectors argue about most. Buying a solid gold bullseye Polerouter is buying the front end of that career rather than the famous back end, and the champagne dial does the work in person that photographs never quite capture. Worn on leather at 33mm, it reads as a dress watch with an aviation résumé, which is a combination almost nothing else offers.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Specs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polerouter Date\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1960s\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Automatic\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33mm\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBezel:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18K Yellow Gold\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBracelet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Champagne Bullseye\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18K Yellow Gold\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1517\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Universal Genève","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55472133144867,"sku":"11517","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/6099\/1523\/files\/DSCF2761_20ca6b34-d1fc-49f3-b1c2-98566b761bfb.jpg?v=1786723415","url":"https:\/\/dannysvintagewatches.com\/products\/universal-geneve-polerouter-date-18k-yellow-gold-champagne-bullseye-dial","provider":"Danny's Vintage Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}