Early 38mm Compur with black "sandwich" dial

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Florent

·Oct 24, 2020

Hi Folks,

Just found this 38mm black beauty, early Universal Watch Compur with sandwich dial and gold printing...

Some job to do on this one but what a dial!! (Plexi removed for the pics!)

Best
Florent

Edited: Jun 22, 2021

 

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Larry S

·Oct 24, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Florent, this is just fantastic. What are your restoration plans? Stabilize or go further?

 

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jumpingsecond

·Oct 24, 2020

Thats a treasure. Incredible find!

 

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yala

·Oct 24, 2020

Florent

Hi Folk,

Just found this 38mm black beauty, early Universal Watch Compur with sandwich dial and gold printing...

Some job to do on this one but what a dial!! (Plexi removed for the pics!)

Best
Florent

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Wow, amazing piece. Who‘s casemaker 166?

 

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yala

·Oct 24, 2020

yala

Wow, amazing piece. Who‘s casemaker 166?

Henri Jeanneret 😀

 

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bgrisso

·Oct 24, 2020

Unbelievable!!! Amazing sandwich dial !!! huge congrats

 

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Florent

·Oct 24, 2020

Larry S

Florent, this is just fantastic. What are your restoration plans? Stabilize or go further?

Thanks for your comment...
I hesitated between swap this to another collector or have it perfectly restored ... As I'm moving the tropics for two years ... I will entrust this piece to my watch guy so he can source hands, service movement, clean the case and fabric on mesure strap ...
It will take a long time but worth it I think!

 

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vujen

·Oct 24, 2020

look who arrived first! I was speaking with the seller to ask for some damn better pics when you bought it! ahah
congrats 😀

 

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bgrisso

·Oct 24, 2020

vujen

look who arrived first! I was speaking with the seller to ask for some damn better pics when you bought it! ahah
congrats 😀

small world, it's often the same crew after the same stuff 😉

 

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vujen

·Oct 24, 2020

totally! I am happy to see that it's in good hands!

 

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Larry S

·Oct 24, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Florent

Thanks for your comment...
I hesitated between swap this to another collector or have it perfectly restored ... As I'm moving the tropics for two years ... I will entrust this piece to my watch guy so he can source hands, service movement, clean the case and fabric on mesure strap ...
It will take a long time but worth it I think!

Were it me, I’d do the same. Can’t wait to see the end result. Lovely and historic piece.

Edited: Oct 24, 2020

 

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_awatchsnob_

·Dec 26, 2020

This is really special 🥰