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  1. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jul 21, 2021

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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:
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    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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  2. CajunTiger Cajuns and Gators can't read newspapers! Jul 26, 2021

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    Dunhill Paris had the best shit.
     
  3. Vitezi Jul 26, 2021

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    A larger version of that ad:
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  4. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jul 26, 2021

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    Great! So also Dunhill US sold them.
     
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  5. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jul 26, 2021

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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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  6. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jul 26, 2021

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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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  7. JwRosenthal Jul 26, 2021

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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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