I cannot find spares for a Universal Geneve Cal .69 movement.

Brehmer · October 22, 2021

Hi!

So I recently bought a beautiful Universal Geneve Polerouter with a cal 69 movement. It was in pretty rough shape when I recieved it so I figured there would be some replacing of parts. Indeed, when I started disassembling the watch I noticed that one of the bigger wheels in the automatic works of the microrotor was damaged. Some teeth are broken off and it is not useable. The issue however, is that I cant seem to find that specific part. I have been looking everywhere on the internet but I cant find it. Neither can I figure out what the part is called... I will link some pictures of it down below.

If anyone here has any idea where I can find one or can sell me such a part I would be over the moon with joy. This would truly help alot.

I sincerely appreciate your help and time(:

watchweasol · October 22, 2021

Hi you could try cousins uk or Jules Borel in the states Borel have a database for the Universal geneve .

Brehmer · October 22, 2021

33 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi you could try cousins uk or Jules Borel in the states Borel have a database for the Universal geneve .

Hi!

Big thanks for the answer. I had never heard of Jules Borel before. They seem to have the part in their database. However, As I am nopt entirely sure what the part is called, maybe someone can help me determine the right part. I believe it is one of the following parts

REVERSER

REVERSER SETTING WHEEL

If someone can determine the right part based on my pictures it would help immensely.

Thanks!

Nucejoe · October 22, 2021

Other than materia houses, you might want to check this,

http://www.watchpartssupply.com/universal-169-movement-p-782.html

for your best option.

Good luck

JohnR725 · October 22, 2021

I always find it's nice to have a picture of the entire watch if there's anything interesting about it or a link to the site below so I can see a picture of it. The problem with more unusual watches will be to find the parts.

you can go to cousins and download the 69 in the 68 parts list and get parts numbers if you can figure out which part is yours? another source of information would be the best fit books. So I snipped out the relevant pages where if you could identify a part that looks like yours at least it give you part number.

the second and third link have your watch parts. The reverser that were not sure what exactly that is looks like it interchanges with a lot of of their watches like the 215 S. due at the PDF parts list for that maybe you can figure out which part is your mystery part so I'm attaching of the PDF for that.

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&0&2uswk&Universal_69_0

http://cgi.julesborel.com/cgi-bin/matcgi2?ref=UNI_69SC-C

http://cgi.julesborel.com/cgi-bin/matcgi2?ref=e[]IZD.