UNIVERSAL. A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE OVERSIZED STAINLESS STEEL MILITARY SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH 24-HOUR WRISTWATCH WITH 16-MINUTE REGISTER, MADE FOR THE ITALIAN NAVY, SIGNED UNIVERSAL, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY A. CAIRELLI, ROME, MILITARY RATTRAPANTE...

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UNIVERSAL. A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE OVERSIZED STAINLESS STEEL MILITARY SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH 24-HOUR WRISTWATCH WITH 16-MINUTE REGISTER, MADE FOR THE ITALIAN NAVY
SIGNED UNIVERSAL, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY A. CAIRELLI, ROME, MILITARY RATTRAPANTE “MARINA MILITARE” MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. UG 285, CASE NO. 22'560 AND 36, MARINA MILITARE 200021, CIRCA 1950
Movement: cal. 676 (UG 285, derived from Valjoux 55), manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: white with dot and Arabic 24 hour numerals, signed by the maker and retailer
Case: Snap on back engraved “AMI Cronometro per Navigaz. Astronom. Tipo HA-1. N. Categ. 19620 MM. 200021”, start/stop and reset chronograph button in the crown, split seconds button in the band, 44.5 mm. diam., signed
With: A copy of Universal Extract from the Archives confirming present watch was manufactured in 1950's and on the dial there is the writing "A. Cairelli" which was the official supplier of watches for the Italian Ministry of Defence.

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UNIVERSAL
“MARINA MILITARE” SPLIT-SECONDS 24-HOUR ASTRONOMIC NAVIGATION WATCH FOR THE ITALIAN NAVY RETAILED BY CAIRELLI

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