So the dial is a mid late 40s but since we have a French case is it plausible that a dealer has dials, parts and movements in stock and builds watches under UG license..? in which case a customer picks the dial hands and case/movement and off we go?
So gold case with 1) official french hallmark for 18K on lugs, body and caseback, exactly as is standard for french cases; 2) a French casemaker's mark; 3) technically complicated execution (join of lugs to case body specifically); plus 4) all of the apertures necessary for the Tri-Compax corrector perfectly executed, and it is some kind of one-off fake? Someone went to an awful lot of trouble....
Come on, you can buy solid gold complete working chronos from the 40' with all the official hallmarks for 350 € ! 😉
So gold case with 1) official french hallmark for 18K on lugs, body and caseback, exactly as is required by law for french cases; 2) a French casemaker's mark; 3) technically complicated execution (join of lugs to case body specifically); plus 4) all of the apertures necessary for the Tri-Compax corrector perfectly executed, and it is some kind of one-off fake? Someone went to an awful lot of trouble....
I'm late to this discussion, but there's another watch that has been for sale at the link below from a vintage dealer in France that specifically describes its tri-compax (with very unusual lugs, and a deep engraving...) as "french cased". Considered buying it, but decided against it - a bit too "unusual" for me to mess with, given my limited expertise about the hallmarks, lack of typical UG markings on the case, etc.
Have fun discussing!
https://www.vws.fr/gb/classical/793...-vers-1944.html?search_query=compax&results=5
