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MarktheTime
·I recently acquired this Monodate Automatic from a well-known friend of the show. Rose gold 37mm dated to around 1950. The finish and elegance of the case is particularly striking.
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Carlton-Browne
·What a wonderful dial.
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·I was both surprised and delighted to be the only bidder on this one.
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yala
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bgrisso
·nice, congrats! What’s the case size? Stainless?
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filmir
·I am surprised as well! Great watch, congrats - does the fur belong to a Basset Fauve de Bretagne by any chance @Carlton-Browne ?
👍 thats another level! Besides identifying if watches are all ok we do dogs as well. 😀 seems a nice Guess tough!
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filmir
·Looks great!
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Carlton-Browne
·I am surprised as well! Great watch, congrats - does the fur belong to a Basset Fauve de Bretagne by any chance @Carlton-Browne ?
No, it belongs to a Flying Terrier Mix.
He may include bits of Cairn, Irish and Australian. There may be others.
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Carlton-Browne
·nice, congrats! What’s the case size? Stainless?
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bgrisso
·35mm. I first thought it might be plated but I think it's stainless; I'll get the back off later. Case reference is 31302 and serial 1516136 - probably 1951.
31302 means chrome ?
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yala
·No, it belongs to a Flying Terrier Mix.
He may include bits of Cairn, Irish and Australian. There may be others.
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klugt1990
·35mm. I first thought it might be plated but I think it's stainless; I'll get the back off later. Case reference is 31302 and serial 1516136 - probably 1951.
There's a mono with the same case number on eBay right now (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Un...315896?hash=item2acbd451f8:g:lhIAAOSwQFZbg6GJ) with a shot of the inside case back saying "Nickel Chrome".
The case of your example is in such good shape though that it really does look like stainless. No wear/pitting whatsoever. Absolute beauty 👍
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Carlton-Browne
·I think that's your answer then (sorry - I haven't had the caseback off yet) - I'm also pleased I paid quite a bit less than the linked Monodate.. The case really is nice and sharp.
It's keeping good time - the only issue is the date changes over at 9pm. It will be going off for a service at some stage but I think I'd like to pick up a spare movement in the interim.
It's keeping good time - the only issue is the date changes over at 9pm. It will be going off for a service at some stage but I think I'd like to pick up a spare movement in the interim.
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CafeRacer
·The first number in the Reference number is the case material - UG used a 3 to represent chrome or nickel plated during this period.
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·I believe they changed/updated their "coding" system in 1965, where 3 then referred to solid white gold.
They seem to have applied the same system/s across their entire range.
A rough summary from a polerouter perspective (e.g. no polerouters were in chrome/nickel plate so it hasnt been included):
https://universalgenevepolerouter.com/decoding-polerouter-reference-numbers/
You should be able to extend these coding systems to the entire model range.
They seem to have applied the same system/s across their entire range.
A rough summary from a polerouter perspective (e.g. no polerouters were in chrome/nickel plate so it hasnt been included):
https://universalgenevepolerouter.com/decoding-polerouter-reference-numbers/
You should be able to extend these coding systems to the entire model range.
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yala
·I believe they changed/updated their "coding" system in 1965, where 3 then referred to solid white gold.
They seem to have applied the same system/s across their entire range.
A rough summary from a polerouter perspective (e.g. no polerouters were in chrome/nickel plate so it hasnt been included):
https://universalgenevepolerouter.com/decoding-polerouter-reference-numbers/
You should be able to extend these coding systems to the entire model range.
very interesting! as always, your site is an amazing knowledge base!
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