Any chance to find a nice UG for 1200+-? $ if so what model should I be looking for? By the way I'm open for any suggestions on any brand.
What looks to be a fake UG Medico Compax on ebay...
Case is probably from a generic chrono, e.g. "Chronograph Suisse" or something similar...
They did a decent job on the engravings...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274476921299
So if we throw in $100 for a dial and a couple of hundred/$200 for putting it all together, has the value of a redialed tri been established at roughly $3300?
What value would you add to a serviced vs non serviced Tri Compax?
Any chance to find a nice UG for 1200+-? $ if so what model should I be looking for? By the way I'm open for any suggestions on any brand.
I think you are in non-chrono budget. Perhaps a nice monodatic or polerouter with patience and luck. Or there are many other nice time only UG, less well known and priced than these two models.
I think it’s near impossible to come up with standard pricing for UG, I was just throwing around some figures for an OS Tri, based on what I have paid or sold parts for, but that’s just me, it’s possible others here wouldn’t agree on these numbers at all. Once you factor in the case size (small, med, large), case material (18k rose/yellow, 14k, Plated rose/yellow, SS), case style, and condition, you have so many variables it’s probably a fools errand to try and make generalized pricing.
I think it’s much better/accurate to look at specific examples and avoid broad discussions.
Pretty sure they never worked with UG. Jaeger and Zenith did, but Omega used homemade (non-chronograph) and Lemania (chronograph)
In the 60's UG switched to Valjoux, then in the 80's/90's UG used Lemania too. Maybe that is where the confusion comes from...
Oh, and If you had 1200$ to spend, what would you rather look out for?
Amazing that they went through all the trouble and didn't bother to research the Ref #s.
123456-2 lol
Amazing that they went through all the trouble and didn't bother to research the Ref #s.
123456-2 lol
Looks already quite polished to me TBH... Dial not in a good shape and I find it weird to have the case back with a logo from a different era than the dial one. It could be transitional though, 1.5M serial dates the watch around the logo change
ah, so you were the first buyer 😉
The seller told me they were relisting and I asked if I could just make an offer, but they went ahead and listed it in the middle of the night (my time) and then someone else snapped it up.
maybe i should consider myself lucky.
This watch has popped up again here priced at a premium;
https://bulangandsons.com/collectio...ve-chronograph-tri-compax-18kt-rose-gold-w947
No mention of any recent case repair in the listing though....
