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  1. Carlton-Browne Jun 2, 2017

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    Yesterday's Financial Times had one of their Watches & Jewellery specials yesterday and one of the articles is about a specialist at Phillips called Paul Maudsely. A Mulco Prima Tri-Compax appears to be one of his favourite personal watches and I can't help thinking it bears a rather striking resemblance to the UG equivalent.

    https://www.ft.com/content/1485af56-1954-11e7-9c35-0dd2cb31823a

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    The watch (including better pictures) appears elsewhere on the web.


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    https://www.revolution.watch/collec...ps-watches-international-specialist-director/

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    He refers in passing to the fact that it is often mistaken for a UG in this video (from 12:47)

    https://www.pageandcooper.com/blog/one-to-watch-paul-maudsley/

    Unfortunately I can't find any reference to who might have made the movement. Does anybody else think it's a re-badged UG?
     
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  2. x3no Jun 2, 2017

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    1950's time period.. Looks like a duck... quacks like a duck...

    Considering the darker Mulco Prima logo, I'm guessing it's a re-badged UG Tri-Compax.
     
  3. DirtyDozen12 Thanks, mystery donor! Jun 2, 2017

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    Not a re-branded UG. Movement is by Venus rather than Martel. Breitling did something similar.
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  4. 10H10 Jun 2, 2017

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    Strange, there is just 1 quick setting pusher on the left...
     
  5. DirtyDozen12 Thanks, mystery donor! Jun 2, 2017

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    One difference between the Mulco and the Breitling is that the former is not cased in stainless steel.
     
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  6. PHPHD Jun 2, 2017

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    There's only one quick set because you don't have a day/month indicator - the quickset on the Venus only deals with the moonphase.

    @DirtyDozen12 Isn't the Mulco in stainless steel? It doesn't look chromed to me...
     
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  7. 10H10 Jun 2, 2017

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    Right, I answered to quickly ! :unsure:
     
  8. DirtyDozen12 Thanks, mystery donor! Jun 2, 2017

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    The back is marked "Fond Acier Inoxydable". In one of the images above, you can see that the color of the stainless steel bracelet appears warmer than the cold, chromium-plated case.
     
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  10. Carlton-Browne Jun 3, 2017

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    Silly me - of course it doesn't ergo it's not a Tri-Compax. I've amended the thread title slightly.
     
  11. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jun 3, 2017

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    Why not "Bi-Compax" since one of the complications is not present? Or why not leave the "Compax" nomenclature out at all, since it is an unrelated watch, mechanically speaking?
     
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