A while ago I happened to stumble in on an opportunity to buy a small lot from a seller who had a stash of NOS UG parts. It all started with some small parts but once we got to talk he brought out the real goodies. Some really “difficult” parts and some downright unique came my way.
Start off with a panorama:

Here are two bezels that fits both the UG Unisonic SUB and the Zenith 1000m - for which I am really glad. My Zenith bezel has started to flake.

Over to a NOS case, crown, crystal and dial for a Polerouter ref. 20357


Some small parts for unknown ref.


And now for the really rare parts
First generation Polerouter SUB dial and bezel. The kind with small lume-indexes within the bigger painted and the bezel with the rather naivistic painted triangle and first 20 minutes. Now if I only could find a watch to put them in...


And now for something unique... Anyone seen one of these before? Has to be a prototype or testrun.



Needless to say I am really happy owning these parts. The hunt for the right watches to complete them with is on.
regards
JE

 

Dibs on any 16mm or 18mm steel buckles!

 

Well this helps with our discussion of the Sub dials. Did you acquire any chrono pushers or hands? (PM me if so). I'd be interested in helping you average down your cost in the investment.

 

Great find, what a dial !

 

congrats!

 

LOL...I fell victim

 

Same here sir...I need mushroom pushers RG for Climate Proof Compax 12299. Any shot?

Thanks

 

Literally just finished watching The Walking Dead, straight to this!

Care to share some photos?

 

Sure. Give me s little time. I put some up later

 

@styggpyggeno1 did you ever find the right watches to complete the parts with? It would be nice to see the evolution from parts to entire watch. Thanks!

 

Not for the sub parts and I am not very active in looking for the right donor. Prices are ridiculous even for junk.

The black bezel for a UG Unisonic/Zenith 1000m I am holding for my Zenith - or more accurately for the day I am selling it.

The NOS 357 case - I thought I had a plan - I told it here:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/a-stainless-357.5828/#post-68125
Still looking for a "shot" donor with a black dial.

I hold on to the parts - even if people are trying to pry them out of my hands from time to time. I am not in the selling business and I am never in a hurry when it comes to hobbies... when exit day (around ten years from now) comes we will see. If a fellow collector that I know to be a serious collector approached me and told he had a watch and actually needed one of the parts to complete a project (with the intention to keep it a good while - not just complete it and flip it) I would consider it but that has not happened yet - and I would of course try to buy his parts first...

 

Well I guess I wasn't direct enough. This happens to be a 20357 https://omegaforums.net/threads/ss-universal-genève-polerouter-serviced-700chf.46432/ and I would be very interested in keeping it.

I'm not trying to pry it away but just realized that the potential is there.

If you don't mind, please keep me in mind when you decide to let it go ten years from now.