Universal Geneve Dunhill

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A Dunhill Paris marked UG emerged at an AQ auction. Estimate was EUR 3.000-5.000 but not sold

The link itself seems to be solid:


Description: Fine and very rare 18K pink gold manual winding astronomic chronograph wristwatch with 3 registers. Day, date, month and moon phase. With Duhnill (sic) Paris engraved between the lugs at 6. 4
Further: Case No. 372829

In the caseback: 32.339. Also: movement marked with (US import) code HOX - which was indeed used by UG but not for import in France.

So: weird numbers, non logic import code. Number inside caseback may be a Dunhill number. Number described as case number may simply be missing the 1 but unfortunately no pic of the outside of the cb.


 
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Dunhill Paris had the best shit.
 
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A larger version of that ad:
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Great! So also Dunhill US sold them.
 
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Tavannes was another supplier for Dunhill (as well as for Cartier). They printed both names on the dial

 
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Also V&C and Ulysse Nardin supplied watches. However: still no clue about the numbering and/or Dunhill inscriptions

 
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Although I can’t speak to the watch in question, being a long time fan of Dunhill pipes, tobacco and smoking accoutrement (I have a very large hoard of tinned Dunhill from before they got out of the tobacco trade a few years ago and sold the brand to Peterson’s- Alfred would be horrified), everything they touched was absolute class.
 
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I hadn't realised before that there was a Dunhill thread. This will actually be going off to a watchmaker next week.


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I hadn't realised before that there was a Dunhill thread. This will actually be going off to a watchmaker next week.


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very cool !