The Polerouter Story;
To shortcut the flights from Europe to California (USA) by
some thousand kilometers, the airline SAS (Scandinavian Airline
System) opened new routes over the North Pole in the Nineteen-Fifties.
All crews on these flights had to take part in a special training
at the "SAS's Arctic Flight School". The Swiss watch
manufacturer Universal Genève provided the crews with
automatic precision wrist-watches that are resistant against
the strong magnetic field of the polar region. They became
the official chronometers of SAS.
This watch is all original with all original
parts except for the new watch band. It has a very clean 17
jewel bumper type automatic movement cal. 138SS which has
been serviced so it is running fine and keeping good time.
Case is stainless steel with screw on water resistant back.
Silver and shiny silver face with very clean hands. Universal
marked winding crown. New brown leather strap. If you collect
this is a nice one. Cir. 1950's.
Size 35 x 45 mm