D dshapDoes the UG collector community have any idea about how many of this model with this exotic dial may have been produced? Or perhaps is it known if it's a rare model in comparison to other desirable UG's? I can't seem to find much information about it online, so I'm guessing that's because few collectors own one. Anything you guys can tell me would be helpful.
(Picture borrowed from Chuck Maddox)
No Lou,
have many doubt about the word NOT rare, all are mine,
ohh yes, blue are not same level of the AMI 😉
GIGI
Mine are NOT FOR SALE,
maybe the phantomatic French couple on Ebay or Chrono24 seen only by mbirtch....
However the model with white subdial (not on sale in French) is a more "scarce",
the model with blue subdial a bit after it
Mine are NOT FOR SALE,
maybe the phantomatic French couple on Ebay or Chrono24 seen only by mbirtch....
However the model with white subdial (not on sale in French) is a more "scarce",
the model with blue subdial a bit after it
post: 97018 said:ok.......sorry
Please can someone please give a definition of "rare"-the term is used widely presumably to encourage high prices and exclusivity but what does it mean?-There are quite a few cairellis/typexx's/trocompaxes/even Sternzeits out there-all referred to as rare and yet made sometimes in their hundreds,even thousands-Lemania Saafs @800,I believe-so is "rare" referring to how many were made/how many now exist/or a notion that suggests really exclusive?-my understanding of an edition(in my line of work,the number of prints produced )is that 25 is exclusive,1000 still called a limited edition,but a "one off"/artist proof is "rare"-a better term might be "scarce" which suggests that only a few still exist ,which accounts for age and use and history."Rare" just seems such a meaningless and overused miss-description-that's my view anyway...............................BTW the Compax is still a highly desirable chronograph(whatever that means!)
It's a very subjective term and it's possible to use degrees of rarity perhaps - the SAAFs had 800 issued but most were destroyed, maybe 40 exist, collected and 'hidden'? The 'Grail' Speed, 376.0822, had about 1500+ made, but is 'rarely' seen for sale. EZM1 ZUZ had only 22 issued, the Sternzeits maybe about 50+, A386s about +/- 2500 iirc; all could be described as 'rare' or as you say 'scarce' to some degree, particularly when compared to main stream production numbers, but to be honest, if you are looking for one then you already know where it stands in respect to availability/production. When describing a particular watch you could add condition into the mix as well, the earlier type ('first edition') or better condition one that is all correct for example will make it both rarer and more desirable I suppose.
Rare seems an understatement for the one or two offs such as the prototypes though -
(Courtesy Herr Lang)
Or even when only a handful are known - like the other UG Cairelli, HA-1 -
