Caliber UG-111 & the Cabriolet
Among the new releases unveiled by the revived Universal Genève , the one that pleases me the most and inspires real respect is the creation of the Caliber UG-111 . Creating such a beautiful shaped , hand-wound caliber truly deserves praise , imo. Dimensi...
Could you elaborate?
The purpose of sharing our ideas is to make them clear to others, isn't it? ;-) Best, Emmanuel
It's too much. It's trying too hard. It calls attention to itself...
...I understand that they were going all-in on Art Deco, but they're hitting us over the head with it...
I'd like to see them in person of course,
but it's definitely an interesting release, imo. Best, Emmanuel
I love that font! And it's always exciting to see a new, nicely designed movement for serial production.
Thanks for sharing Emmanuel 😀
My pleasure! In fact, they've also designed two whole new 3/4 rotor movements
and they deserve a ton of credit for that, imo. Best, Emmanuel
As always mon ami: great post!!!
Thanks for sharing all these beauties. A very valid and interesting option to the Tank or Reverso! Best regards. René
Thank you so much, René!
I agree with you and I would very much like to see these in person. Best, Emmanuel
That black dial on the bracelet is amazing 👌🏻
Another great post like always my friend 👊🏻👍🏻🤗
I really like it too and would love to see it in person!
Thanks for the kind words. Best, Emmanuel
I agree with you, the vintage rectangular small seconds looks nicer.
And the Breguet numerals are very appealing. That said, this new release, especially the RG/black dial, is appealing. Best, Emmanuel
Nice effort with the movement
I hope it will trigger something at JLC because honestly for all the wachmakers' watchmakers hype caliber performance is not really on par with prices being asked, thinking time only reverso in particular.
I very much like the watch and the caliber!
Thank you very much for your beautiful post, dear Emmanuel! To my eyes, the finishing on the movement is on par with today’s mass Pateks. This is also true for the Microtor movements they have introduced at the same time. Meaning nice to look at and accur...
I agree with you on all counts, dear jack johnson.
The price-to-quality ratio is perfectly acceptable. And taking the time to create three entirely new calibers with an original design (3/4 rotor or rectangular shape) truly deserves praise. Best, Emmanuel
nice revival with a new calibre-but..
i would still go for the jlc reverso tribute chronograph Q389256J and the calibre 860. ...
the CABRIOLET DE LEMPICKA VELVET TEAL-ugca003-51,000 chf
the reverso tribute chronograph Q389257J BLACK DIAL $43200. THE Q389256J is price upon request.
The openwork aesthetic of the chronograph does not appeal to me: I'm not into openwork dials.
And if I chose a UG Cabriolet, I would want to see the movement: so not a Lempicka. The regular rose gold is CHF 26,050. The full bracelet is CHF 50,000. The steel is CHF 9,800. The one I like the most aesthetically is the full rose gold, but would I buy ...
Thanks for yet another thoughtful post!
I agree with others that a new shaped caliber is an encouraging development, and I find the aesthetics of this one most pleasing. Given the price point, I’d be very curious to see the level of finishing in person. Likewise the cases, which appeal to me in...
I'm curious too. And I imagine that the black dial variant could be worn with a strap instead of the bracelet.
But of course, at this point at least, you would have to buy the bracelet first... And as far as prices are concerned, the steel version is quite reasonably priced at CHF 9,800. Best, Emmanuel
Thanks for sharing so soon Emmanuel.
At a basic level, which is the most important one, I like how the watch looks from the dial side. The bracelet version is what I’m drawn to most, and yes while I agree that the rose / black dial is the most visually appealing I do think the steel is a goo...
I completely agree with your remarks concerning the font and the price range.
Like you, I don't know yet if I like this font and design enough to consider a variant above 10k. The only difference I have is that, even if the steel version is far more “affordable”, the blue/steel combo doesn't appeal to me because it has been done so...