Just splashed out on my first UG. Thought I would share a few photos...! Just waiting for it to arrive - very excited.

 

That's one serious first UG. Nice one! Thanks for sharring.

 

Indeed. Alternatively an "inverse" panda, though "Evil Clapton" is preferred.

Congrats! I'm with you. Entry-level schmentry-level.

 

Interesting...Honestly I had not heard much about this brand until Hodinkee did a piece on them a few months ago, now I'm reading about them everywhere. Did UG copy the Speedmaster bezel?

 

Back then UG was a really prestigious brand with no need of copying anything from anybody

 

If you going to be a bear, be a grizzly...

Hell of a way to dive headfirst into the deep end of the pool.

 

The real question is... did Omega throw a bezel on the mid-50's Rodania Geometer and call it a Speedmaster?

 

Since the romans, at least, that everybody copies everybody with very small improvements by each one

 

So true. That Geometer looks suspiciously like one of these...

 

Dibs!

 

Aw I wish it were mine! Photo stolen from web.

 

I think it was Picasso who said something to the effect of "good artists copy, great artists steal".
OP: beautiful watch - congrats!

 

Good point, I never thought of it that way.

 

Wow! The reverse panda is my favorite variant of the Tri-Compax as I love the 4 eyes. Its just a watch that not only screams vintage but there's just nothing else like it in a sports watch. The size took a little getting used to at first but after a couple days I actually preferred it. I also noticed yours has the ultra rare Spanish displays! Nice catch and big congrats...that's the perfect UG to own IMO. I actually prefer these to the Ninas and i believe they are more important

 

That's an amazing watch. Where does that fit in the hierarchy of UG prices?

 

Haha - yes, ok. I should have gone with the correct nick-naming convention!

 

I would be interested to hear people's thoughts on this.