UTK on Watch Dial and Universal Time Keeper om Movement...

We have a question about this watch, from a Jeweler in Nashville, Tennessee.

Here is a previous comment on IHC185 from Gerald Zimmermann about a similar watch...

"Universal Timekeeper was a trademark of Schwob Freres (brothers), La Chaux-de Fonds swiss. Sometimes they marked with 'Universal Timekeeper' in a circle and SF in the center, about 1880 and that Schwob Frere also made 'New Haven Watch Co' and 'Meriden watch Co Meriden Conn.' watches. I think they are filed as 'swiss fakes'. From my point of view swiss made watches for the American market. Today they call it globalisation. Schwob freres became part of Cyma in 1902."


Here is the U.T.K. marked dial...

The uncut balance wheel with evenly spaced balance screws shouts Swiss Fake to me.

The unit i recieve this week, not KW thou like Debbies

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