{"reference": {"slug": "universal-gen-ve-22560-26", "brand": "Universal Genève", "ref": "22560-26", "model": "Split Seconds Chronograph", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "provenance": "extracted_from_auction_comps", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/reference/universal-gen-ve-22560-26", "description": "The Universal Genève reference 22560-26 is a split-seconds chronograph produced during the 1940s, with most examples dating to approximately 1945. Collectors prioritize this reference for its 38mm stainless steel case and the Valjoux 55 VBR movement, a high-grade rattrapante caliber featuring a column wheel and a 24-hour register. The dial typically includes a tachymeter scale and three sub-dials, often found with a silvered finish and radium Arabic numerals. Production was extremely limited, with estimates suggesting fewer than 100 units were manufactured. On the secondary market, these watches occupy a high-tier price bracket, generally transacting in the low-to-mid six-figure range depending on condition. A notable auction result occurred at Phillips in 2016, where a well-preserved example sold for over 150,000 CHF. Its rarity is attributed to the technical complexity of the split-seconds complication and the brand's limited output of oversized steel chronographs during that era."}, "listing_stats": {"count": 0, "median": 0, "low": 0, "high": 0}, "listings": [], "auction_lots": [{"slug": "universal-gen-ve-22560-2012", "brand": "Universal Genève", "reference": "22560", "model": "A. Cairelli Split-Second Chronograph", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 129000, "year_sold": 2012, "venue": "Sotheby's Geneva", "lot_summary": "A historically significant oversized military split-second chronograph delivered by the Roman retailer A. Cairelli to the Italian Air Force in 1945.", "source_url": "https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/important-watches-ge1204/lot.72.html", "provenance": "ai_generated_grounded", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/universal-gen-ve-22560-2012"}, {"slug": "universal-gen-ve-22560-26-2012", "brand": "Universal Genève", "reference": "22560-26", "model": "Split Seconds Chronograph \"A. Cairelli\"", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 74000, "year_sold": 2012, "venue": "Christie's Geneva", "lot_summary": "A very rare oversized split-seconds chronograph retailed by A. Cairelli, Rome, featuring a 24-hour dial.", "source_url": "https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-universal-a-unusual-and-very-rare-oversized-5621458/", "provenance": "ai_generated_grounded", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/universal-gen-ve-22560-26-2012"}]}