The Ferrovie dello Stato in the 20th Century
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As the story goes, the Italian State Railway commissioned Universal Geneve in the 1960s to produce these watches, making them in three different series through the 1970s. “Ferrovie dello Stato” is simply Italian for Italian State Railway, the state-owned company that owns and operates the railways and trains in the Bel Paese. I’m about three-eighths Italian, which perhaps offers partial - ahem, 3/8ths - explanation for my fascination with the Universal Geneve Ferrovie dello Stato. When I’m looking for vintage watches, I like to transport myself back in time, thinking of the type of person that might’ve bought the watch I now find myself considering - who was this guy, what was he like, would we join a Zoom happy hour together?
Hence, I submit for your consideration the Universal Geneve Ferrovie dello Stato (“FS”, for the Italian State Railway). It’s all a bit overwhelming, so the least I can do is suggest where to start. While the brand essentially went extinct as a result of the Quartz Crisis, it remains very much alive in collectors’ hearts. Indeed, our introduction to Universal Geneve hardly scratches the surface. The brand’s highly collectible chronographs come in hundreds of variants and reference numbers, so numerous that a 500-page compendium doesn’t even cover them entirely. From time-only pieces that cost a few hundred bucks to complicated watches and chronographs that hold their own against the best, there’s something for everyone. There’s nothing quite like vintage Universal Geneve. The Universal Geneve Ferrovie dello Stato and the evolution of Italy
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