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UG Railrouter : does this constitute a Franken?

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Geneve-R-R-Cal-1205-CNR-Railroad-Wristwatch-NOS-Case-and-Dial-Swiss/153693156078?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=40732&meid=983caede5da24824be40903c063c3d00&pid=100033&rk=1&rkt=2&sd=153693156078&itm=153693156078&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=2045573&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042
In addition to the description detailing the reconstitution the seller says the dial is Marked "Universal Geneve Railrouter Chronometre Swiss". This is not borne out by the supplied pics
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Perhaps the seller cobbled the listing description together from other, more original efforts - a bit like the watch!
I'd call it a franken. Though all the parts do go together, who's to say what dial design or case material/finish originally matched that movement serial? Movement should have been serviced before fitting too - it's dirty/covered with fibers
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I'm pretty sure it's a Cal 1205
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Perhaps the seller cobbled the listing description together from other, more original efforts - a bit like the watch!
I'd call it a franken. Though all the parts do go together, who's to say what dial design or case material/finish originally matched that movement serial? Movement should have been serviced before fitting too - it's dirty/covered with fibers

By a strange coincidence this re-appeared on ebay. Looks just like the "Franken" case and dial.
Btw the movement looks to be a 1205 and with the additional hacking mech. Did UG ever use that in anything other than the Railrouter?
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What I meant by movement serial isn't the movement caliber - as far as I know all Railrouters had 1205 and 65 movements - but the additional number you see on chronometres etc. As there were a few different dials in Railrouters and stainless and gold plated cases, who knows what configuration the watch that movement came in had when first sold. It could have had a stainless case with a "Railrouter Chronometre" dial? The ebay watch is a lovely looking thing but it's a bitsa priced far in excess of the value of it's constituent parts
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