An ultra rare Universal Genève vintage manual winding watch in great condition. Issued to Italian Railways FS "Ferrovie dello Stato". It has a White enamel dial with stunning arabic numerals. Classic dress watch piece. Very well built robust slim case. Well preserved with signs of characterful aging that enhance its vintage appeal. Movement has been serviced. Great time keeping. Good condition, ready to be used as a daily driver. installed with a replacement unsigned crown at some point. Comes with an aftermarket handmade blue leather strap, unsigned buckle. Such pieces should be appreciated upfront to experience at full measure, Pictures don't do justice to this beauty. Great collectible. History: (Something extraordinary. Up until 1960s Longines and Zenith held a monopoly on all railroad watches for the official Italian railways. As UG (Universal Geneve) became the groundbreaking brand for robust and ultra precise mechanical watches in the 50s and early 60s with watches like S.A.S polerouters and gmt compax as well as the innovative compressor cases , the Italian government had a clear choice to pick their new Railroad watch , in comes the FS "Ferrovie dello Stato". Not just the first Universal Geneve railroad , but it was the very first time the Italian Railroads used a wristwatch before this it was only pocket watches. It has an unusually large balance in house movement for extra accuracy that makes up for nearly 1/3rd of the movement plate. The enamel dial is super unique and the pictures don't do justice. Where as most of the time enamel is easier when flat and hand painted , this dial features a incredible raised lacquered numerals on top of the dial which is enamel , a world's first. The caseback has the FS engraving for the Italian railways and these watches were never sold to the public. At a time when all Omega and Rolex did was put a dial signature or caseback stamp , it was extremely refreshing for UG to come up with a entirely new watch from the ground up for the Italian railroad when commissioned.) Universal Genève is known to produce watches as classic as this, simple time only minimalistic clean dial yet sophisticated and complex high end movements. This example is a wonderful example of classic watch design. It is a design language that goes through centuries and yet appreciated. PRICE: $799 USD via Paypal, Wise, Crypto. FREE 5 day DHL shipping worldwide. Considering a full service has been done to the watch, I'm asking a reasonable price. I have a good number of exchanges here for a safe transaction. Check my Instagram: [https://instagram.com/hour.lust](https://instagram.com/hour.lust) * Reference: 864106 * Case size: 34.5 mm * Lug to Lug size: 41 mm * Case thickness: 10.5 mm * In house Cal 64 manual winding movement PICS: [https://imgur.com/a/EVal7RC](https://imgur.com/a/EVal7RC) TS: [https://imgur.com/a/meYosEI](https://imgur.com/a/meYosEI)