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pulling the trigger - any dissenters? UG 285 chrono. Appreciate any feedback before purchase

  1. billving Oct 12, 2016

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    image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg dial originality and period correctness

    Lack of compax, compur, etc on dial. Early version?

    285 movement.. Looks good?
     
  2. Moahunter Oct 12, 2016

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  3. billving Oct 12, 2016

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    Sorry, I know....I should have said.....

    Instead of Universal Geneve on the axis approx from 2 to 10, and compur at 3/4 to 8/9, it has Universal Compur on one line, no compur below.

    I do see and early pocket watch with the same layout.
     
  4. billving Oct 12, 2016

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    I did find this iteration of that dial and Universal compur marking

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  5. billving Oct 12, 2016

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    As well as this one....so I just need to re-look at fonts and printing. They seem ok but I'll do a closer comparison.

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  6. billving Oct 12, 2016

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    Any other comments or thoughts?
     
  7. billving Oct 13, 2016

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    Ok...another dial. Seem safe there.

    I just don't see a Swiss or Fab Suisse on the one I'm looking it. Did very early ones not have that?

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  8. billving Oct 16, 2016

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    Sent to me. Sala page 466. Hermes ad , same dial, same script, tachy:Telly reversed, no fab Suisse
     
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  9. billving Oct 19, 2016

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  10. speedmaster971 Oct 20, 2016

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    For me is good...and very rare nowadays