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Another original UG dial design.... the Dodiccione

LouS
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..the dodiccione. This one needs some work. I doubt that the hour hand is original, and the chronograph does not start, but the movement looks clean & intact, the case is beefy, and you don't see one of these every year.

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MMMD
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Mamma mia! A dodicion'!
If rarissimo and introvabile had a baby...
Well done man.
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Dre
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Well damn! That is one rare bird! I was offered one in mint condition earlier this year with the same dial, his asking price was $19k ::facepalm1::

And, DIBS!
 
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Beautiful! The hour hand actually fits the style of the watch very nicely.
 
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Dre Dre
Well damn! That is one rare bird! I was offered one in mint condition earlier this year with the same dial, his asking price was $19k ::facepalm1::

And, DIBS!
Hi,

Could you enlight me, what exactly is so rare/priceless about this watch, the dial ? Or is it the case aswell (looks common to me)? What is the size of it, and what "dodiccione" means ?
 
MMMD
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Yes, the dial. Dodicione (one 'c') means "Big 12" (I have heard English-speaking collectors refer to it as the "High Noon"). When I think of this model I am reminded of the old Tredicione soccer betting slip, because the odds of finding one are about the same as the odds of picking all 13 winners.

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Syrte
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It's really nice to see some real discoveries going on still in this sub forum...
from the rectangular compax, to the panda dial to this, it's really exciting.
 
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10H10 10H10
Hi,

Could you enlight me, what exactly is so rare/priceless about this watch, the dial ? Or is it the case aswell (looks common to me)? What is the size of it, and what "dodiccione" means ?
Have you ever seen a big 12 before, has to be very rare !
 
Jonatan
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Beautiful watch LouS. I had never seen or heard of the dodiccione. I second Sirtys comment and add these posts add to the addiction fire.
 
Larry S
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Wow. Congrats.
LouS LouS
..the dodiccione. This one needs some work. I doubt that the hour hand is original, and the chronograph does not start, but the movement looks clean & intact, the case is beefy, and you don't see one of these every year.

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I could live with that hour hand I think. What a watch! LouS, you swim in the deepest of the deep end of this pool! Yes addiction renewed! UG Forum rocks! Always something new.
 
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Stumbled across another of these on Instagram...
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(thanks)
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Larry S
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Looks too clean imo.
 
Syrte
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Vitezi Vitezi
Stumbled across another of these on Instagram...
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Ha ha ha @Vitezi, you don't just "stumble" upon these by chance, I'd advise you credit it to passion66sandra-- a well known chronograph collector. She indicated on her Instagram account she and her husband just acquired it in one of the big recent Geneva auctions.

@Larry S I certainly wouldn't mind having a chronograph that's "too clean" like this one. Although in the "too clean" department and if money was no object I would prefer a Heuer Seafarer with its magnificent greenish/ turquoise and yellow subdials....
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Larry S
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Well I stand corrected but this one looks amazing like it's never been out of a safe. Getting jaded I think.
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Syrte
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Larry S Larry S
Well I stand corrected but this one looks amazing like it's never been out of a safe. Getting jaded I think.

At the risk of sounding lame or patronizing, for which I apologize in advance, there are many many incredible watches lying in big safes which some of us will never see-- and that's okay. Some people are homeless or displaced by war and I feel very lucky in the grand scheme of things.
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Syrte Syrte
At the risk of sounding lame or patronizing, for which I apologize in advance, there are many many incredible watches lying in big safes which some of us will never see-- and that's okay. Some people are homeless or displaced by war and I feel very lucky in the grand scheme of things.
Thanks Syrte. We all need reminding that agonizing over the state of a dial really is the apotheosis of a First World problem.
 
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