Thoughts on this tri-compax?

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Edited: update, at least one example has been shown on C24 as loose case already, see below

(To be clear, I don’t believe anyone provided proof the cases were sold earlier as parts, there was just recollection of them being sold loose. I already assumed these watches were put together before someone said that, so I didn’t feel the need to spend time researching and documenting. But again, I believe so far there has been conjecture, but not proof, that these are assembled).
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To be clear, I don’t believe anyone provided proof the cases were sold earlier as parts, there was just recollection of them being sold loose. I already assumed these watches were put together before someone said that, so I didn’t feel the need to spend time researching and documenting. But again, I believe so far there has been conjecture, but not proof, that these are assembled.
This is pretty close to a smoking gun: https://omegaforums.net/threads/universal-geneve-watches-on-ebay.3584/post-2491350

But I do acknowledge that one cobbled together watch does not imply all watches with a similar configuration and close serial number are also cobbled together
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Depends on what you call legit I suppose. If putting watches together from various parts, including service dials, and selling them for astronomical prices is legit 🤔
The real question is who is putting them together. I don’t know anything about the seller, how they source and prep inventory, if they are selling consignment from others, etc.
Fair point! When you put it that way, doesn’t sound legit at all 😀
 
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Also makes me wonder where the tri-compax on UG's website came from

Good point. It's certainly not one I would select for the website given the extraordinary range of Tri Compax examples out there.
 
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I just looked up the seller for the first time ever. This is from their website about their values, the words in pink highlighted by me. I'm not trying to do a dealer take down, as I've not spent any time researching these particular watches, and I don't have the time or interest to do so. But if someone does, you can always just reach out and ask them about it and see what they say.

 
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It is all beginning to come together ... there was some talk about some NOS UG tri cases and 60s UG tri dials that appared and disappared just as quickly on Chrono 24. Sounds like this may well be that batch ...
 
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Good point. It's certainly not one I would select for the website given the extraordinary range of Tri Compax examples out there.
Sala..