The UG Aero & Dato Compax thread

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Mark020

·Apr 9, 2020·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

CHANGED THE TITLE OF THREAD...

Just because it is so nice: https://www.thosewatchguys.com/watches/universal-geneve-aero-compax (besides the ill fitting bracelet)

Edited: Aug 11, 2020

 

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vujen

·Apr 9, 2020

Superb 22290 example.

 

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Passover

·Apr 9, 2020

Sorry for my lack of knowledge, would someone please explain to me the function of the upper subdial at 12 with the two hands?

One of those subdial hands is moved with the thin crown on the left, right?

Thank you very much

Edited: Apr 9, 2020

 

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Dan S

·Apr 9, 2020

Passover

Sorry for my lack of knowledge, would someone please explain to me the function of the upper subdial at 12 with the two hands?

One of those subdial hands is moved with the thin crown on the left, right?

Thank you very much

No function, it's just a toy. 😁

 

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bazamu

·Apr 9, 2020

Passover

Sorry for my lack of knowledge, would someone please explain to me the function of the upper subdial at 12 with the two hands?

One of those subdial hands is moved with the thin crown on the left, right?

Thank you very much

You set the upper subdial as a fixed reminder of a certain time (i.e. it doesn't advance). It's like an analog time stamp.

 

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mancio

·Apr 9, 2020

Oh myyyyyyy🥰🥰🥰

 

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timjohn

·Apr 9, 2020

They’re great watches

 

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Larry S

·Apr 9, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Dammed near perfect.

 

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10H10

·Apr 10, 2020

Dan S

No function, it's just a toy. 😁

Pilots use it as reminder for change of direction in air navigation calculations.

 

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Diabolik

·Apr 10, 2020

Nice and clean ... not many around with that sort of shine !

 

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jsducote

·Apr 10, 2020

Is it fair to ask how we feel about that price, or about how TWG prices their goods in general?

 

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Dan S

·Apr 10, 2020

Well, I just took a look, and IMO their prices are wildly inconsistent ... just all over the place. Mostly, the prices are 30-40% above where I would buy a watch from another collector, but some are insanely high (like 3x the fair price), and I see a few that are actually well-priced.

 

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Albe100

·Apr 10, 2020

Dan S

Well, I just took a look, and IMO their prices are wildly inconsistent ... just all over the place. Mostly, the prices are 30-40% above where I would buy a watch from another collector, but some are insanely high (like 3x the fair price), and I see a few that are actually well-priced.

They consign a lot as well, some of the pricing depends on who is sending them their watch and how much they are asking for it. Basically, if it’s high, most likely due to the actual seller and not so much them.

 

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Larry S

·Apr 10, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Price is fair ..

 

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Dan S

·Apr 10, 2020

I'm not personally familiar with the market for these, but this site tracks auction prices. Obviously the asking price is at the top of this range, which is not surprising. I will mention that there is some significant damage to the upper sub-dial, and minor damage to the right-hand sub-dial, so I don't think one can say that this is truly pristine. Obviously it's very nice, but when you are asking a price like that, people are going to look very hard for flaws.

https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/universal/aero-compax/lpi

 

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fibonacci

·Apr 10, 2020

Dan S

I'm not personally familiar with the market for these, but this site tracks auction prices. Obviously the asking price is at the top of this range, which is not surprising.

https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/universal/aero-compax/lpi

It looks like that's just aggregating anything with the term "aero compax" in it, which includes a number of very different models and variations over time. It's probably not very useful in this case unless you can refine the results more (I can't see how to do that, if there is a way).

 

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Ted1858

·Apr 11, 2020

Interesting that one of the watches on their site has hands that look very very similar to polerouter hands (wittnauer). Is there any link between that brand and UG? Sorry to stray from topic of Aero

 

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Dan S

·Apr 11, 2020

fibonacci

It looks like that's just aggregating anything with the term "aero compax" in it, which includes a number of very different models and variations over time. It's probably not very useful in this case unless you can refine the results more (I can't see how to do that, if there is a way).

That's correct. However, I still find it helpful in general, since it tells you the range and identifies particular sales and makes it easier to research them on the auction sites since you know when the sale occurred.

 

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bgrisso

·Apr 11, 2020

Dan S

I'm not personally familiar with the market for these, but this site tracks auction prices. Obviously the asking price is at the top of this range, which is not surprising. I will mention that there is some significant damage to the upper sub-dial, and minor damage to the right-hand sub-dial, so I don't think one can say that this is truly pristine. Obviously it's very nice, but when you are asking a price like that, people are going to look very hard for flaws.

https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/universal/aero-compax/lpi

The quality is quite high on this example and the price moderate IMO. Aero are a niche market and prices are all over the map.

 

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Larry S

·Apr 11, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Were there not a blemish on this watch, the price would be higher.