I think you answered your own question!

 

Anybody knows how much it was sold for?

 

7k, or 8750 incl. premium

 

Hmmm.... pretty reasonable.

 

I actually got it and the credit goes to your post in this thread.

 

Sold for 1900€!

I asked about SS case and they replied that this:

“our watchmaker has checked it. He also checked the gold content.”

 

We’ve seen so many weird watches here in my tenure. Imo this is a a Frankenstein’s special.

 

Please post some photos

 

it does seem very odd. if someone invented the entire caseback though, with logo, etc, they don't even research the 5 digit code meaning? I haven't looked at the logo, stamping, etc, compared to original to see if it looks right. I thought the dial and hands looked nice, but the two tone was odd, and the caseback, I certainly wouldn't pay that kind of $$

 

I was watching live auction as a spectator to see how fast bids progress for this UG and other branded watches and it was amazing....
they have a floor where live auction takes place in Germany and remote through the site or app...

 

Imho, it is a 3, not a 5.

 

It almost looks double stamped? If it is a 3, then what do you make of the bezel and crown? Someone’s just having some fun?

 

Fun = I like ripping off the uninformed.

 

The inner caseback says
Metal Chrome
Fond Acier
Inoxydable
That speaks for a 3. And even if double stamped, that was not uncommon. You know that best.

Bezel and crown: Crowns are replacement parts. Nobody cared about crowns in the 50ies, 60ies or 70ies when servicing a watch.
May be the bezel was damaged and someone wanted a duotone case. Who knows what happened during the past 70 years?

Is car tuning for you ripping off the uninformed?

 

Well to your point they didn’t really lie about it.

 

Who lied about the watch?
The auctioneer's description stated: Chromed case with 14k bezel.

 

Hmm... I took your point and said they didn’t lie about it.

 

Sorry, my misunderstanding. I thought "they" referred to my example of the car tuning people.

 

its amazing how hard it can be to tell the numbers from photos !

side note: why are so many crowns getting replaced in the past? One would have to assume the entire crown (and maybe stem) fell off ? Or were there others reasons to replace them back in the day?