Yup. You could pick up a few decent Tri-Compaxes for that hammer price.
Strong finish.





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I bet the seller is in disbelief that his grandfather's watch sold for such a sum.

 

Oh, it was another 'grandfather's watch' was it? Ebay should have a category specifically for those.

 

Indeed. My Centenary is one of those. The seller was going to send me the original box as a bonus as soon as he had the chance to go through Grandma's attic. Why am I not holding my breath?

 

If you were a typical eBay buyer you'd have believed the seller and died by now.

You should send the seller a message asking where the box is - and send subsequent messages every few months. Don't let them off the hook!

 

Someone here should buy this.
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What's all this about?

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bump in latest 5 sec as always....
Need more works and a new bracelet

GIGI

 

Thoughts on this UG? Currently thinking about pulling the trigger... a bit scared to post on here just in case to be honest!



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A) I don't like overexposed photos. It hides too many faults.

B) That's the "helpful measurement" watch!

 

Yeah - surely does look like a redial.

 

Just came back here to post my own conclusions I thought it was a redial and you all beat me to it! Thanks everyone for confirming suspicions and stopping me from wasting my money... sometimes the long search for a nice Universal Geneve makes you desperate!

Give away for me (aside from how clean the dial is) was that I couldn't find any other examples that had the 6 at the bottom unchopped and the seconds style looked a bit off. Shame.

 

Can you elaborate a little on what you're seeing with the "6 at the bottom unchopped"? Agree this is a redial. Always like improving my eye if I'm missing something else.

 

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Not conclusive proof but I've never seen another Tri-Compax that actually has the numeral 6 at the bottom. Normally it's entirely covered by the dial.

 

Also, if you'll notice, the black minute markers do not center on the hour markers - especially at 5,7, and 11 o'clock.