Beware of This Uni-Compax on Ebay

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Most ebay watches may or may not be offered to collectors, but this is a collectors' forum and an interest in originality is assumed. If you want to argue that watches with non-original dials are desirable, you are spitting into the wind. A redial is a deal-killer around here - even a casual perusing of the discussions should make that obvious.

It's interesting to me that you initially argue that the watch which is the subject of this thread is not a redial, and then shift to argue that redials in fact are not that bad, and furthermore, that the onus is on the buyer to spot them rather than the seller to disclose. It's a curious position for a watch seller to take. "Buyer beware" indeed.

Please do not twist my words. My comment of "buyer beware" referred to buying on E-Bay not a position that I as a seller take. Quite unfair of you!!
My initial observation about the dial in question here was in error. Having said that I can and would enjoy such a watch with a nicely redone dial and do not care if SOME consider it heresy here. I will not respond to anymore posts here. Let's put it to rest. Good night.
 
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that's a really-really nice redial for me...
thanx to @LouS for showing the "Over Inking" ...
 
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I come on here and peruse this forum to learn about watches and gain experience. If you look through the posts hard enough there is something to learn about redials, but it's well hidden amongst a lot of ill feeling, finger pointing and arguing which I think is a real shame.
 
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Frankly the thread has turned into a very interesting discussion, thanks to the first post.

In fact the very nature of first post has clearly motivated many passionate arguments, that certainly have enlightened me.

Thank you all
 
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This watch has already reached a bid beyond its value.

The dial looks bold, but is a redial.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Uni...499527228?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item418aade83c

I am no expert but my modest knowledge and research tells me that one of the tell-tale signs is the "swiss made" at 6 o' clock. Universal Geneve always signed "swiss" and swiss only ... the highly embossed black print is also a bad sign ...
 
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