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  1. Kay995 Sep 25, 2020

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    Just got this beautiful honeycomb dial from eBay at a nice price. Starting the hunt for a new monodatic to put it in.
     
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  2. TheRealMe Sep 26, 2020

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    This a nice dial. Hope the search for the watch to put it in isn’t too hard.
     
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  3. klugt1990 Sep 26, 2020

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    Congrats, I was the underbidder on that...
     
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  4. Kay995 Sep 26, 2020

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    Hey thanks, yeah fingers crossed I can find one for a reasonable price.
     
  5. vujen Sep 26, 2020

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  6. klugt1990 Sep 26, 2020

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    This dial is mostly found on gold-plated cases btw, case ref. 400101. Hope you'll manage to find something suitable for it :thumbsup:
     
  7. klugt1990 Sep 26, 2020

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  8. Bauhaus Sep 26, 2020

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  9. Kay995 Sep 26, 2020

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    I like your monodate you got there. I wish I’d have known that I’ve been looking for a solid gold case to put it in. Today On eBay I’ve noticed this gold filled ref I’m going to be watching hopefully this’ll work.
     
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  10. yala Sep 26, 2020

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    Now that‘s something that I have been wondering about for some time - sometimes, you run into these double signed cases that don‘t feature the inner caseback engravings that you would expect from UG. Instead, there is the name of another manufacturer (like Wadsworth in this example). I have heard that Longines had cases made by other manufacturers in the US. Did UG do the same? And if so, what was the reason? Dodging import taxes on steel? Someone once told me that this was the reason why Rolex had some of their bracelets made in Mexico... if anyone could enlighten me, I‘d be very happy!!
     
  11. Kay995 Sep 26, 2020

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    I personally don’t know so I couldn’t tell you 100% but I did go and look at the listing again and I think it my be a frankin watch
    cause it has a Longines crown I’m pretty sure Could be a Longines case back ?
     
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  12. yala Sep 26, 2020

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    Yeah,
    Yes, definitely not a kosher watch. It mimics a Monodatic, but the dial says „Automatic“ instead of „Monodatic“. Still wondering about the „Universal Geneve“ engraving in the caseback...
     
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  13. klugt1990 Sep 26, 2020

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    Agreed. I’d stay away from this one.
     
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  14. bgrisso Sep 26, 2020

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    they are also found in stainless cases.....
     
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  15. yala Sep 27, 2020

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    This is one insane Monodatic. Supergood.
     
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  16. loniscup Sep 27, 2020

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    Stunning piece!!
     
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  17. bgrisso Sep 27, 2020

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    thanks. I think it’s one of the top mono waffles I have seen, not mine anymore, belongs to another forum member now...
     
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  18. WhereMadnessLies Sep 29, 2020

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  19. dash700 Sep 29, 2020

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    Got my first UG fix thanks to this forum and JimJupiter's recent estate find! After some hesitation, he generously agreed to sell the watch to me :). It's 35mm but luckily works well for my small wrist. Thanks everyone for talking me out of an expensive frankenwatch a few weeks ago!

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  20. berrychlossom Sep 30, 2020

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    Polaception ...
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