Latest craze - Universal Geneve rare boxes

Mazoue · Jan 24, 2020

Completely agree, boxes in very good condition are very hard to find.

I suppose unlike watches, which can be serviced, have parts replaced, polished (shudder) etc, boxes just get tatty or are thrown away.

OllieOnTheRocks · Apr 27, 2020

jordn
A box from the 40's. Came with this NOS Tri-Compax

What a beauty!

bgrisso · May 2, 2020

Anyone know what this box belongs to? It's quite big (last pic is compared to a men's 40's box), $1600 price tag suggests gold ?

rolokr · May 2, 2020

bgrisso
Anyone know what this box belongs to? It's quite big (last pic is compared to a men's 40's box), $1600 price tag suggests gold ?

Maybe solid gold Tri-Compax ?

ELV web · May 2, 2020

bgrisso
Anyone know what this box belongs to? It's quite big (last pic is compared to a men's 40's box), $1600 price tag suggests gold ?

It looks like 60s big aero compax box.

CafeRacer · May 3, 2020

My guess would be something 18k, on an 18k bracelet (these usually did not have folding clasps that ive seen), from the very late 60s through 70s.

bgrisso · May 3, 2020

CafeRacer
My guess would be something 18k, on an 18k bracelet (these usually did not have folding clasps that ive seen), from the very late 60s through 70s.

$1600 in 1970 is over 10k in today $$. I didn't realize they were charging that much for watches back then. Seems like a fair amount of gold must have been involved.

gatorcpa · May 3, 2020

bgrisso
$1600 in 1970 is over 10k in today $$.

More like $40K. The dollar was worth about 4 Swiss francs at that time. Now it is about even.
gatorcpa

Mazoue · May 25, 2020

Great early box that got snapped up pretty quickly on eBay today

Mazoue · Jul 2, 2020

I'm not sure whether this qualifies as a box - I think it might be for cigarillos!

Woops · Jul 2, 2020

Mazoue
I'm not sure whether this qualifies as a box - I think it might be for cigarillos!

Wow, that's lovely. Is it large enough to double up as a cheeky strap container?

Mazoue · Jul 2, 2020

Woops
Wow, that's lovely. Is it large enough to double up as a cheeky strap container?

Not quite sadly.

Carlton-Browne · Jul 2, 2020

So... You'll be taking up smoking then.

bgrisso · Jul 2, 2020

Mazoue
I'm not sure whether this qualifies as a box - I think it might be for cigarillos!

business cards ?

Mazoue · Jul 2, 2020

I thought business cards or cigarettes but it is slightly too small for both.

As you open the pouch, the internal brass fittings rise up, which would then lift the contents slightly.

It would have made an excellent cigarette case but they don't fit, hence the cigarillo suggestion.

Woops · Jul 3, 2020

Really nice exterior pattern and an unusual rounder font on the inner box lining of this one.

Adam2941 · Oct 11, 2020

Here is a nice Polarouter box for sale. I just put in an offer lower than the asking price and got promptly but politely rebuffed. Seller says he already has higher offers, which I do not doubt!
https://www.chrono24.com/universalgenve/case-polerouter-polarouter--id16559495.htm

By the way, I strongly suspect that some Polarouters were originally sold with the same UG box but without the word Polarouter printed on top. Two of my Polarouters came with such boxes, and I know another collector who has another one. I will post photos soon.

Mazoue · Oct 11, 2020

This box has been on eBay for a while now. The seller was originally selling it with a much later Polerouter Date but has now sold that watch.

The box was originally missing its interior. Although the seller has found a very fitting interior of the right size and colour, anyone considering spending this sort of money should be aware that it is not identical to the original interior.

CaptainWinsor · Oct 11, 2020

$1K for a box. Times have changed

Kay995 · Oct 20, 2020

Anyone know what this box goes to? I payed 70 bucks for it.