Just for the fun of it: 693.121 & 693.122. Made in 1937!
121:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BERTHOUD-Chronograph-by-Universal-Geneve-cal385-to-repair-/384816209233?hash=item5998d55d51:g:OsIAAOSwoPJiSzZI&nma=true&si=CZngc%2B8k2PgggHMmrEDlxUTK85c%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
122: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144636293294?hash=item21acfeb0ae:g:nD8AAOSwxQlitDxVPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

So ?

 

Remarkable. I once asked a Tudor expert about a watch I was considering, and he told me he had previously owned the watch with the consecutive serial number. It was very helpful information in that case, because these were military watches supplied in batches.

If you want to hear a story about a coincidence, ask @Bill Sohne about his mismatched clock. I don't recall the details, but I think he had a clock with mismatched numbers, and bought another clock with mismatched numbers. And he ended up with two clocks with matching numbers.

 

That is epic stuff (although I seem to recall about some milsub Rolexes with the same problem)

What part of "just for the fun of it" don't you understand?
Especially for you:
1.068.742 & 43
https://archiv.henrys.de/index.php?pc=list&SrchId=26262283&ref=yt

https://forumamontres.forumactif.com/t14149-universal-geneve-aero-compax-287-le-puzzle

 

I didn't ment to agress you... I just didn't understood the meaning of the comparison, that's all... As for the Aero-Compaxes, nice models but unfortunately one has a dammaged dial with flat subdials and the other one just redone dial. Cheers.

 

Appreciated. The funny thing is that the second one is seen more often and may be the fantasy design of one of the major refinishers

 

Nobody should have to explain to you why finding two consecutive serial numbers is fun. The meaning of the comparison is self evident.

 

3 out of 4:
970.180 https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/491991098/zeer-vroege-universele-geneve-uni-compax

970.181 https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18989/lot/112/

970.183 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Early...al-283-Ref-22265-1942-Millitary-/254517223126Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

And to top it off: consecutive serials and movement numbers (which is pretty unique)
https://www.catawiki.com/nl/l/47952...che-schrift-kaliber-291-heren-schweiz-um-1950

https://everywatchhasastory.com/pro...ndar-steel-watch?_pos=12&_sid=1db367c83&_ss=r

 

I love these consecutive number watches! I am doing a similar research with headphones, that has a serial from 0 to ~50k. I was able to find two that were only 4 apart, and being a watch person, I began to analyze its physical characteristics before getting to how different they sounded. I think that consecutive serialed things are very important to observe if there large unit to unit variations in a batch.

 

Thanks for sharing these consecutive serials. I have a fascination with these and Leica film cameras. I have found quite a few for the M3 & M2 cameras but this was a fun find on a very rare camera body






So, while my post is completely unrelated to watches, I have an appreciation for consecutive numbers and often the effort/time/memory it takes to log and find them. Thank you for sharing these!

 

I think it is the idea that these objects may have been in the same space (or even hands) 80 years ago and now end up together again.

Very nice these camera's. How many of them were made?

 

Exactly! And for these cameras, only 100 were made in 1956. They were a specifically made for use in the arctic

 

Extremely cool to find 2 consecutive numbers. Although my thesis is that rare and expensive executions have more survivors than 'average' batches. For instance Movado Polyplan. Total production: 1500-1700 pieces. I have records on about 60 of them so about 4%. Over 100 years old and - you already guessed it - I have a couple with consecutive numbers:

https://www.artcurial.com/en/lot-movado-polyplan-ref-44009-ndeg-401692-401530-m1017-13#popin-active

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5643910

 

Movado is a can of worms anyway: these 2 are even closer

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...s-stainless-steel-wrist-chr-927-c-1104a28be7#


https://www.doublewrist.com/auction/PONqn0i2i2

 

Actually I believe @kov and I have two of the same watches produced on the same day, consecutive serial numbers…



and



Next time we meet they will be reunited after 53 years and I will update this thread accordingly with a group shot

 

And don't think that that was a 1 off (pun intended )

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/295019427444?hash=item44b0873674:g:oIYAAOSwWflimcDd&autorefresh=truePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network


And: https://www.watchnet.co.jp/en/item/view/2946 (and also https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...ractive-18k-gold-chronograph-112-c-za5rlx0kk8)

 

Movado is a real mess: both 98.296

https://watches83.com/en/movado/129...ing-watch-gold-14k-0585-only-collectors-.html

And: https://www.chrono24.nl/movado/movado-m95-chronograph--id25208122.htm

 

Why does the one look so much better than the other one?

 

‘The light’ would be my guess.