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Mark020

·Jan 25, 2025·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Some displays I acquired recently

 

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Tohz

·Jan 26, 2025

Models presented at the Exposition Montres & Bijoux de Genève 1948

 

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bgrisso

·Jan 27, 2025

Tohz

Models presented at the Exposition Montres & Bijoux de Genève 1948

I think I used to have the lower left one....ref 10203, massive 18K case from Jung & Cie...kinda wish I had kept it

 

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Mazoue

·Jan 28, 2025

Mark020

Some displays I acquired recently

Congrats - not sure I've seen this one before - love it

 

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Mazoue

·Jan 28, 2025

I picked this up from eBay some time back and not sure it was posted.

 

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Tohz

·Feb 12, 2025

A 1942 leaflet with advertisement for the Aero-Compax and an invitation to the Basel fair

 

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Tohz

·Feb 14, 2025

A Spanish brochure with a fold-out Tri-Compax that I have never seen before

 

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Mark020

·Feb 14, 2025·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

 

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apartfromthat

·Feb 15, 2025

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I'm looking for someone Europe based that can do my tri-compax as well. We should start a pinned service listing post

The watchmaker nearest to me (North Portugal) used to have a Tri-Compax or two so he should know his way round them. I haven't needed to take mine to him yet, but I'll ask him. He's been working on a few other watches for me, so I'm still finding out about the quality of his work. 3rd-generation watchmaker, FWIW. I'll keep you posted.

 

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Mark020

·Feb 15, 2025·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

 

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Tohz

·Feb 15, 2025

Some further catalogs I'm still hoping to find one day:

1940:

1942:

1945:

 

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Tohz

·Feb 15, 2025

From 1952:

I believe the watches displayed there may feature Cloisonné dials.

 

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Tohz

·Feb 15, 2025

Another interesting design from 1952 that I haven't seen before

 

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Tohz

·Feb 15, 2025

A feature article in the Journal Suisse d'Horlogerie by a Universal Genève sales manager, reporting from a business trip across Asia in 1952.
https://main.d35v3x4b5jrrsa.amplifyapp.com/details?manifest=https://nhc023gqfi.execute-api.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/prd/iiif/presentation/iiif/MIH/1952/MIH-JSH_1952/MANIFEST/manifest.json&pageIndex=358

 

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Tohz

·Feb 15, 2025

The king and Queen of Nepal picking up a watch at UG back in 1958
https://main.d35v3x4b5jrrsa.amplify...H_1958_3/MANIFEST/manifest.json&pageIndex=128

 

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SethSawatdiruk

·Feb 15, 2025

Polerouter Advertisement in Thai newspaper. The Ad has stated that the price of the steel case was listed at 1,000 THB ( approx. 50 USD) while the gold plated was listed at 1,250 THB (62.50 USD) in 1960.

 

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Tohz

·Feb 16, 2025

Mark020

This one can also be found in Sala btw.