Early 38mm Compur with black "sandwich" dial

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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

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Florent, this is just fantastic. What are your restoration plans? Stabilize or go further?
 
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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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Wow, amazing piece. Who‘s casemaker 166?
Henri Jeanneret 😀
 
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Unbelievable!!! Amazing sandwich dial !!! huge congrats
 
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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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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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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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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.
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