{"product_id":"ユニバーサルジュネーブ-ユニソニック-universal-geneve-unisonic","title":"UNIVERSAL GENÈVE Unisonic ref.853100\/01 cal.1-53 \/ Tuning Fork, Day-Date","description":"\u003cp\u003eBecause of the affection we generally hold for the mechanical watch, the quartz watch nevertheless retains a certain value today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Bulova announced the Accutron 218 movement in 1965, it made a strong impression on brands and consumers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd ten years before Seiko's quartz crisis changed watchmaking for ever, Universal Genève set out to put this new technology to practical use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result was the Unisonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very simple, crisply defined case design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silhouette of a watch cut from a plate of stainless steel, with only the corners chamfered — a form with nothing wasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe machining of the case is kept to a minimum, yet the bevelling is decisive and beautifully balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dial is faintly cream and Bauhaus in flavour, with a tuning fork worked into the UG logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe movement is the Bulova-based Cal.1-53, slimmer than the Accutron of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was, in fact, the world's first tuning-fork watch with a day-date display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe date does not creep over around midnight but snaps across in an instant, like a Datejust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all tuning-fork watches, the seconds hand sweeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHold the watch to your ear and you can hear the high hum of the tuning fork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Unisonic is also a clear symbol of Universal Genève's end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat may be a little sad, but there is no doubt that it holds an important meaning in Universal Genève's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich is exactly why it is a piece that stays in watch history — a relic of the transitional period from the arrival of the tuning fork to the quartz crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo book a visit to the WatchTender Ginza store, please see watchtenderginza.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal Geneve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40274812829825,"sku":"","price":128000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4313\/6385\/files\/IMG_20250613_160503.jpg?v=1749990638","url":"https:\/\/watchtenderjapan.com\/en\/products\/%e3%83%a6%e3%83%8b%e3%83%90%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b5%e3%83%ab%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a5%e3%83%8d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%96-%e3%83%a6%e3%83%8b%e3%82%bd%e3%83%8b%e3%83%83%e3%82%af-universal-geneve-unisonic","provider":"WatchTender","version":"1.0","type":"link"}