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gatorcpa
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Looks very nice and all I can say about the final price is to be prepared to open your wallet very wide for this one.

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LouS
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mbirtch mbirtch
I'd be a little concerned that the very outer tracking seems to have almost disappeared-strange when the rest of the dial is ok?Mike.


Different color printing probably - I suspect it faded faster than the black. I am a little preoccupied by the condition of the moonphase disc which looks scored and the mark on the date subdial. It looks too substantial to be a shadow. The other hands cast shadows in different directions in many of the photos.
 
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LouS LouS
Different color printing probably - I suspect it faded faster than the black. I am a little preoccupied by the condition of the moonphase disc which looks scored and the mark on the date subdial. It looks too substantial to be a shadow. The other hands cast shadows in different directions in many of the photos.

I've rechecked the dial and it still appears that the outer track has "worn" away in parts-I do not think it is the printing..my instinct suggests that the dial might not be original-it just looks odd..also the red date sub hand is not good as well as the moonphase disc.......
 
MMMD
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Agree the inky blackness of the subdial numerals looks odd juxtaposed with the faded tachy ring, but I suppose this could be related to properties of the different inks. Yeah, blemish on moon subdial. Isn't the sweep second hand a little short?
 
cicindela
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This dial has the the appearance of one that has been "cleaned" . Perhaps the subdials were not touched or maybe re-inked. Either way with the hand issues and tropical origins of the watch as well, I would not trust this watch.
 
mbirtch
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yep.................................stay well away!! MikeB.
 
Jimmy M
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The watch looks OK, but the listing is not consistent. At the top it says it is from the 1920's, which is before the name Universal Geneve was in use. Down below it describes the watch as 1940's which is more likely.
 
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Jimmy M Jimmy M
The watch looks OK, but the listing is not consistent. At the top it says it is from the 1920's, which is before the name Universal Geneve was in use. Down below it describes the watch as 1940's which is more likely.

I do not think the dial looks ok-take a look at the hour counter-the printing does not match the circumference of the impressed sub-dial -it looks like a redial to me-all the sub dial printings look "out" and the 'universal ' printing and days tracking seem to overlap the day/month windows.......my view anyway.MikeB.
 
LouS
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JohnSteed JohnSteed
The watch above looks good and, as predicted above pricing is rising...

It's much BETTER than the following which seems to scream 'stay away' --->

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gents-14k-U...twatches&hash=item4acc7aaf58&autorefresh=true



oooh, what a dog!


heman heman
Can someone give me their opinion on this watch and around how much the bids may go up to? thanks in advance

http://www.ebay.com/itm/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390705466617

Regarding the piece that heman originally asked about, the seller confirms that the date subdial is marked. It's a little disturbing, as it could be construed that the date indicator is positioned so as to mask the marking - and I have not known this seller to post misleading photos in the past. I'm inclined to ascribe it to coincidence as this is the first occasion of this I've seen.
 
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JohnSteed
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Lou, Thanks! for your insightful view here. It's helpful to get these kinds of insight.
 
cicindela
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LouS LouS
oooh, what a dog!
😕 So.. are you like talking 'bout the winner at Wesminster?
 
rolokr
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Nice Tri-compax but the dial was a little weird. Looks like a sixties dial on a 50's model ?
 
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