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  1. amcclell Sep 25, 2020

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    Compax for me as well.
     
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  2. MarcelGuinchard Sep 25, 2020

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    Thanks a lot guys @amcc @vujen . Your advice is very much appreciated.
    This forum saved me from very poor purchases a number of times.
     
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  3. Florent Sep 25, 2020

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    UG for sure! What a beautiful watch!
     
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  4. Redwes25 Sep 25, 2020

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    Compax. That dial is really nice.
     
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  5. berrychlossom Sep 25, 2020

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    Seems to be a good day for Compax. What are your thoughts on this?
    I personally love the simplicity of the dial. The crown and pushers seem to be plated and worn out a bit. Does anything else stand out to you? kv3couhzg6l51.jpg VSDxIKS.jpg aLrp4JX.jpg
     
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  6. Kay995 Sep 25, 2020

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    Got another cal 262 on the way it seems original to me. I got it for $328 on eBay which seems really fair now just gotta get it serviced an it should be perfect.
     
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  7. Dre Sep 25, 2020

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    Hi, the dial is definitely original, the minute hand is a bit long but it is not uncommon to see in 1940’s watches. But what you should be aware for is the case, the case might not be an original UG case. Please hold on your purchase, pending more photos on the caseback and inside caseback.
     
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  8. MarcelGuinchard Sep 25, 2020

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    Thanks @Dre . Here is a picture of the caseback (number is “26362”). I will ask for photos of the inside caseback.
    Does this photo confirm existing doubts you may have?
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  9. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Sep 25, 2020

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    Damn .. Points to eagle eye Dre. We now need to see all markings, inside/outside case back, movement, side shots. What reference and s/n does the seller list? If locally cased, still dammed nice but there is a sizable negotiating point there.
     
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  10. MarcelGuinchard Sep 25, 2020

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    Just asked the seller. Thanks a lot, I will keep you posted here as soon as he answers.
     
  11. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Sep 25, 2020

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    See the point i added to my last post.
     
  12. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Sep 25, 2020

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    Is this watch at a French dealer?
     
  13. MarcelGuinchard Sep 25, 2020

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    Yep
     
  14. Florent Sep 26, 2020

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    Great comment. The serial number outside the case back is not common for UG cases. But it might be original as some gold UG watches for the French market were produced in France for a short period of time (cocorico!).
    It should have the UG logo inside :)
     
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  15. Oku Sep 26, 2020

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  16. berrychlossom Sep 26, 2020

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    Hi @Oku can you please elaborate what led you to that conclusion?
    I had my doubts about the inner-telemeter scale, I haven't seen many examples and the few I've come across were all red. The print quality seems different too but I thought multi-stage printing was common on UG dials.
    Aside from the telemeter scale, the dial seem to match the one in this article:
    https://tony88.blog/tony888club/5009/
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    Here are the other compax with inner telemeter scale I found:
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/1943-universal-geneve-compax-serviced-with-rare-dial.14837/
    https://www.bernardinimilano.com/products/universal-geneve-compax-3
     
  17. Oku Sep 26, 2020

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    Enlarge your pic and look at the paint of the dial. It is very uneven like ingrain wallpaper. Circles in the subdials are partly filled.
     
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  18. berrychlossom Sep 26, 2020

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    I see now. I thought "heavy patina" has affected the texture of the paint too but I agree it's very much possible that the dial is painted over and then printed on. I just didn't think anyone would go through that trouble.
    Thanks again.
     
  19. jumpingsecond Sep 26, 2020

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    I don't think that one is a redial but I'm not going to go die on a hill for it. It may be- I just think the printing/fonts are too accurate for a redial.
     
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  20. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Sep 26, 2020

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    I’m betting French case. I’m pretty sure there have been robust debates on valuation in the past.