I've seen so few of these I can't examine with any confidence... http://www.ebay.com/itm/universal-g...-men-s-watch-1944-vintage-steel-/262926454016Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Does this look like an original dial to you? The sharp sub-dial 3s are correct, yes? Any comments appreciated.
It looks like a redial to me, I see 3 different kind of 7 and the second and minute subdials do not look right to me.
Appears to be a redial with some of the correct cliches. The different 7's are ok, but the execution is not. Uneven inking overall and the tachy and seconds scales look incorrect
Hmmm I'm actually waffling on this one. Could be original dial. need sleep. I'll take another look later
Saw that watch when it first came out in the 'bay, dial looks ok to me but the marker dots bothers me quite a bit. The colour looks a bit odd, and I can't get a good close-up photos from the seller for that. The replaced crown to a non-period UG crown made me think of the possible restoration works that has been done to the watch, so I pass.
I have seen images at sellers website and It is an interesting dato. It is also a very early one. UG dials of that time commonly had minor flaws. This one is consistent with that. Nothing about the dial worries me and it is within gn acceptable in terms of quality and era. I would have expected it with lumed dagger hands and it may have originally been like that but nothing stands out and I don't agree with the redial hypothesis. I think it is kosher ... I am still rummaging through archives and have some doubts on the second one that Lous shows.
the OP one is original dial, no doubt for me. As Diabolik said it is very early Dato Compax. IMHO also the hands are correct. Crown later replacement for sure, as it shouldn't be logoed. It is an extremely rare watch, only reason it is priced so low and still did not sell is a) the diameter is very very small (32/33mm is I remember correct) and b) the conditions are OK but not spectacular