The UG Aero & Dato Compax thread

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Mark020

·Aug 23, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Nah. Rather cheap. In the end it is a serviced 37mm with an ok dial. Nothing grand but in the end if it would be a great example the price would be 3-4x this

 

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TexOmega

·Aug 23, 2022

Well, Ok, then.......been out of the UG market for a few years now.

Pretty rough lookin' dial, 2am or otherwise😉

 

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Mark020

·Aug 29, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Extremely nice Aero 22325: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch1gNtqrC81/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

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martinc

·Aug 29, 2022

Mark020

Extremely nice Aero 22325: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch1gNtqrC81/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Dato, you mean ;-)

 

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Mark020

·Aug 29, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Apologies. Dato indeed.

 

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Larry S

·Aug 29, 2022·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

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martinc

Dato, you mean ;-)

Wow! Usually these are rust buckets. Fantastic shape.

 

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Mark020

·Aug 31, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

And now for sale:

 

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Mark020

·Sep 12, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Pricy but crispy 22477 for sale in Germany: https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...al-geneve-aero-compax-uhr/2199651626-156-6443

 

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Larry S

·Sep 12, 2022·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Mark020

Pricy but crispy 22477 for sale in Germany: https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...al-geneve-aero-compax-uhr/2199651626-156-6443

I’m not sold on that dial, although I do know that there is some pretty wild variability in this model.

 

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Mark020

·Sep 12, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Agreed but I lean towards original: https://universalgeneve.info/chronographs/87-12440.html

 

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Larry S

·Sep 12, 2022·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Mark020

Agreed but I lean towards original: https://universalgeneve.info/chronographs/87-12440.html

Print quality in subject watch is not that of the factory photo. ..... but I've learned never say never with these dials. 😗

 

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Woops

·Sep 13, 2022

Please forgive me if this watch has been posted already in this thread. This piece is like @Mark020 bingo - a retailer-signed oversize Aero. It seems impossible to me that he may have missed it!

https://www.windvintage.com/universal-geneve-aero-compax-retailed-by-astrua

 

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Mark020

·Sep 13, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

My sincere apologies 😁 Pretty annoying that there is no serial mentioned and he can't be bothered to show movement shots

Edited: Sep 14, 2022

 

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Mark020

·Sep 17, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

This 12495 just sold for EUR 4.000 excl 35%(!) fee: https://www.cambiaste.com/uk/auctio...ronografo-tasti-quadri-con-calendario--264861

 

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Larry S

·Sep 17, 2022·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

@Mark020 … you are building an impressive file of references. Plans for a book, reference site or do you just enjoy the hunt? This sub forum is just screaming for curation. The amount of data here has grown considerably since I first joined.

 

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Mark020

·Sep 18, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

No plans for a book or site. Still collecting data for my movement numbers database as well as my UG in disguise database. The aerocompax is a (very) unique watch which does not get the attention it deserves!

 

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Mark020

·Sep 26, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

2 Aero's auctioned yesterday:
- Decent 22290 sold for USD 4.200 (bargain I think) https://jones-horan.hibid.com/lot/1...-compax--ref-22290?q=universal+geneve&ipp=100

- Early 22414 sold for EUR 2.400 (also cheapish....) https://jones-horan.hibid.com/lot/1...-jumbo-chronograph?q=universal+geneve&ipp=100

Edited: Sep 26, 2022

 

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Larry S

·Sep 26, 2022·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Mark020

2 Aero's auctioned yesterday:
- Decent 22290 sold for USD 4.200 (bargain I think) https://jones-horan.hibid.com/lot/1...-compax--ref-22290?q=universal+geneve&ipp=100

- Early 22414 sold for EUR 2.400 (also cheapish....) https://jones-horan.hibid.com/lot/1...-jumbo-chronograph?q=universal+geneve&ipp=100

The 22290 … washed dial, replaced crown, rough case still … $4200 is Cheap. Few years back., parts watches were selling for this.

 

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Mark020

·Sep 26, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Agreed. Dial is certainly not 100% but in the end well wearable I think.

 

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Mark020

·Sep 29, 2022·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Nice 22290 coming up at Monaco Legend: https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-30/lot-213