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  1. Mazoue Oct 21, 2020

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    Not 100% sure about the lume. It doesn't seem to match the lume in the hands.

    Having said that, it looks great and if we're all struggling to tell the difference at a huge magnification then perhaps it's not anything to worry too much about.
     
  2. berrychlossom Oct 22, 2020

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    I agree, but with that price I'm not going anywhere near it even if I was sure about the lume.
     
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  3. DSOTM Oct 29, 2020

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    Not on Ebay, but still pretty amazing!

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  4. fibonacci Oct 29, 2020

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    Seems to good to be true indeed, but I can’t spot anything wrong with it at first sight ...
     
  6. vujen Oct 29, 2020

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    ???
     
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  7. jumpingsecond Oct 29, 2020

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    Dial Looks legit. Case looks polished to hell n back tho..
     
  8. Oku Oct 29, 2020

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    I assume @fibonacci refers to the straight written Compax. But imho that is legit.
     
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  9. jsducote Oct 29, 2020

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    The G in Geneve (and to a slightly lesser extent, the first e) in 'Genéve' looks too far to the left to me. Font kerning, if you will, although perhaps the chrono-second is playing tricks on the eye. But if someone is willing to go to the effort to polish every nook & cranny of the case, I don't see why they wouldn't also have refinished the dial.
     
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  10. fibonacci Oct 29, 2020

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    I questioned the kerning in Geneve and the misaligned 120 in the tachymeter, but I just glanced through Sala and noticed some with similar characteristics. I’m never quite sure what to trust in Sala since people speak of redials in there too, but I did see more than one for each. Also, the kerning does look better in another photo.

    If I really want to nitpick, some of the chrono second ticks look a little off, like 14 vs 16, 44 vs 46, and 28 vs 32, and the hour numerals all look wonky to me where they meet the subdials. But ultimately people here know more than I do and if they think this is legit I’ll accept that and recalibrate my expectations.
     
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  11. vujen Oct 30, 2020

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    It's not a Spillmann one.

    Maybe I am wrong but it should be a 224105 case. I have the same reference, and it looks in good health!

    Dial is super nice, and IMHO 100% legit.
     
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  12. Oku Oct 30, 2020

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  13. JL Smout Oct 31, 2020

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    Not a watch as such, but something that's arguably rarer - a 1960s Universal Geneve Polerouter shop display clock:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274547423885?Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
     
  14. Mister2kris Oct 31, 2020

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    I was going to bid and I contacted the seller to ask about shipping cost.... I gave my address... and he stated he didn't know how much shipping was going to be.... but then told me to feel free and bid...?????? Nope.
     
  15. Moahunter Nov 1, 2020

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    At least it sounds like shipping could be negotiable. A lot of ebay sellers seem to be locked into expensive shipping deals.
     
  16. CafeRacer Nov 1, 2020

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    Looks at least in part like a home job anyway - english made electronic movement isnt quite with the time :p
     
  17. Moahunter Nov 1, 2020

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    You mean it doesn't have its original UG mega movement.
     
  18. CafeRacer Nov 2, 2020

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    I think it was called the Macrotor :p
     
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  19. Tramelan Nov 3, 2020

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    I am interested to Tricompax. Is available?
    Thanks
    Tramelan
     
  20. Kay995 Nov 3, 2020

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    This watch showed up on eBay today I believe. I don’t even know what to say.
     
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