![]() This Military Universal Geneve measures only 30mm in diameter, which is rather small for current standards. Queen Wilhelmina ruled The Netherlands from 1890 till 1948 and is the grandmother of our current queen, Beatrix. The dial of the Universal Geneve features a ‘W’ symbol, which was the initial of Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands. These watches were issued to the Dutch soldiers during the late 1930s, just before World War II started for The Netherlands (on the 10th of May 1940). ![]() ![]() Universal Geneve also made military watches, and one of these models were sold to the Royal Dutch Army. The Polerouter has a lot of vintage watch fans, and there is even a dedicated website for this particular model ( click here). You all know Universal Geneve as a watch brand that had some great models like the tri-compax chronographs and the Polerouter model.
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