Universal Genève Ellipse American Its charcoal colored dial sits

Its charcoal colored dial sits as a backdrop to polished steel hour markers and red accents on the seconds hand and date wheel

and its characteristic bakelite bezel and bold 3

775 in 1931 in a special pressurized gondola of his own construction

Developed as an exercise in "thinking outside the box" timepiece engineering

making it the perfect watch for jeans and a t-shirt or more formal attire

Universal Genève Ellipse American Its charcoal colored dial sitsSince ancient times, the devices that we use to keep track of the time whether a sundial or a clock have been round. Throughout the 20th century, watches worn on the wrist were circular. But in the early 20th century, Cartier broke the (circular) wristwatch mold with the introduction of the Tank and Santos wristwatches. But that was by no means the first time in history that watches were any shape other than round. Crack open Britten's Former Clock &