WHY WE CURATED IT:
This is NOT a rip-off of Patek’s Ellipse, but the other way around. Surprised? Read on. You might know our love for vintage UG. Once a high-end brand, decimated by quartz, but poised for a return under new Breitling ownership. Beyond the usual UG suspects, this White Shadow is UG’s true unsung hero. It’s been said that Gerald Genta designed Patek’s Ellipse released in 1968. But in fact, Genta himself denied that myth, crediting Jean-Daniel Rubeli (who also penned a similar shape for AP). This was 1966. Guess who else already “coincidentally” launched an ellipse-shaped watch in 1966, that was actually designed by Genta? Yup, this right here. With the beautiful legendary UG microrotor Calibre 2-66, the world’s thinnest automatic at the time (Patek’s 1968 Ellipse was manual, but followed 9 years later with a microrotor Cal 240 on a somewhat “familiar” architecture). A fantastic specimen with the coveted blue dial. My firm favourite from this drop!
CONDITION:
9/10, with minimal signs of use/aging for the age. Crystal is scratch-/nick-free, with some microscopic specks. Dial, indices and hands are mostly clean. Bracelet excellent with zero stretch. Just absolutely stunning after half a century! Movement in excellent health with to-spec power reserve, strong amplitude, low beat error and accurate to ±15 secs/day averaged from 5 timegrapher positions. We honestly think it doesn’t get better than this.
DIMENSIONS:
31.7mm width excl. crown
34.5mm case length
6.2mm thickness
21mm bracelet width tapering to 15mm
Visual dial width ~26.5mm
Wrist in photos is 15.8cm in circumference
CRYSTAL:
Mineral glass
CASE:
Steel
CASEBACK:
Snap-in
WATER RESISTANCE:
Assumed none, as per vintage watches
STRAP:
Integrated tapering steel mesh with UG-signed free-adjust tuck clasp
CALIBRE:
Universal Genève Cal. 2-66, 2-hander microrotor automatic
COMES WITH:
Watch, original UG bracelet
PRICE:
MYR10,300
TERMS OF SALE:
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