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Universal Geneve Watches On Ebay

bgrisso
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lol, just realized I used to have a 32412, and you are right, the 3 does look quite like a 5......
 
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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?
If you use your watch each day over many years, the teeth are usually worn. And winding a watch with a crown with worn teeth is not so much fun, in particular when the main spring is strong.
If you ever tried to wind a Longines Conquest with original first gen crown, you know what I am talking about...
 
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If you use your watch each day over many years, the teeth are usually worn. And winding a watch with a crown with worn teeth is not so much fun, in particular when the main spring is strong.
If you ever tried to wind a Longines Conquest with original first gen crown, you know what I am talking about...
Totally agree. I have 2 Longines Conquest and despite the very nice design, it鈥檚 not really practical in everyday use. And the Omega Constellation with octagonal crown as well.

But not having the original crown is another pain in the eye...
 
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Anybody managed to nab this?

UNIVERSAL GENEVE POLEROUTER DATE 869111/0AUTOMATIC MICROROTOR CAL.69 MENS 35.5mm Dead Link/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com.sg/ulk/itm/192681063833
 
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Anybody managed to nab this?

UNIVERSAL GENEVE POLEROUTER DATE 869111/0AUTOMATIC MICROROTOR CAL.69 MENS 35.5mm Dead Link/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com.sg/ulk/itm/192681063833
wrong crown, caseback looks destroyed at the sides.

idk if its worth 900+ usd...
 
toesfreaky
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yea, i noticed that, but i thought the price is pretty reasonable.
The dial looks pretty neat.
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yea, i noticed that, but i thought the price was pretty reasonable.
The dial looks pretty neat.
yes, not bad for the price. Funny how a mark was put on top of that UniversAL word...
 
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Refinished dial.
Whats the tells? The finishing seems a little off from previous models i watched but the fonts seems ok. It is missing the round hourmarkers? But im far from good at this. Trying to learn though馃榾
 
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We are talking about this watch right? The listing price has been changed three times. First had a starting bid of 0$, then the guy was offered a direct buy at 250$ so he changed the list to a starting bid of 250$ and a buy it now at 550$. Now he's removed the BIN.

I don't trust it and the pictures are crap.
 
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Whats the tells? The finishing seems a little off from previous models i watched but the fonts seems ok. It is missing the round hourmarkers? But im far from good at this. Trying to learn though馃榾
I don鈥檛 like the vertical line and the way it bisects the M in Automatic. Print looks poor. Dial has an odd sheen to it. Pictures are terrible.
 
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I don鈥檛 like the vertical line and the way it bisects the M in Automatic. Print looks poor. Dial has an odd sheen to it. Pictures are terrible.
I asked the seller if he could send me some better pictures. He sent me the same pictures from the article. Asked him again if he could get a better shot of the dial. Sent me the same pictures again. Tried to specify. He said it was the best he could do. Seems suspicious 馃槣
 
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We are talking about this watch right? The listing price has been changed three times. First had a starting bid of 0$, then the guy was offered a direct buy at 250$ so he changed the list to a starting bid of 250$ and a buy it now at 550$. Now he's removed the BIN.

I don't trust it and the pictures are crap.

I have not seen one with gilt furniture like this, or is that because of the lighting?
 
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Here's one I've listed, a rather nice gold-filled three-hander from the 1940s which requires a little attention: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273505547347 I hope my posting this is OK, if not, please could you let me know and I will happily remove this post.
 
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Here's one I've listed, a rather nice gold-filled three-hander from the 1940s which requires a little attention: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273505547347 I hope my posting this is OK, if not, please could you let me know and I will happily remove this post.
Nice watch indeed, unfortunately I think that the OF members are not 'afficionados' of gold filled UG watches. But again, it's a nice watch, great name, nice condition, undervaluated... Don't sell it for under 250$, this is just my opinion, it is easy to fix the crown.
 
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