Universal Geneve Watches On Ebay

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Larry S

·Jun 7, 2021·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

jumpingsecond

Should be a compur in this case I'm thinkin..

Not necessarily... Compur and Uni existed in parallel for a bit.

 

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jumpingsecond

·Jun 7, 2021

Larry S

Not necessarily... Compur and Uni existed in parallel for a bit.

Yea definitely- but to me that case feels like a compur, compurs had those old timey cases moreso than uni's. Uni's were their modern spin at the time. But you could be right- hard to tell.

 

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Larry S

·Jun 7, 2021·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

jumpingsecond

Yea definitely- but to me that case feels like a compur, compurs had those old timey cases moreso than uni's. Uni's were their modern spin at the time. But you could be right- hard to tell.

Plus the Tri Compax font rules don’t apply. So closed 6’s were a thing.

 

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vujen

·Jun 7, 2021

Imho that dial is from 50s.

 

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Larry S

·Jun 7, 2021·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

vujen

Imho that dial is from 50s.

Very possible.

 

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bgrisso

·Jun 7, 2021

Late dial early case

 

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Mark020

·Jun 8, 2021·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

This months nominee for the mark-up trophy

From about EUR 1k https://www.ebay.fr/itm/154445245270 to a clean EUR 5k https://www.chrono24.nl/universalge...ni-compax-spillini-case-35-mm--id19811456.htm. Cheaper here: https://www.graficaoro.com/Watches/Universal-Geneve-Uni-Compax-Spillini-Case. Anyway nice 22492

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Mark020

·Jun 8, 2021·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Also: interesting calendar 212161. Never seen this case. https://www.chrono24.nl/universalgenve/universal-triple-calendar-1965--id19811808.htm

 

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cineaste

·Jun 8, 2021

Mark020

This months nominee for the mark-up trophy

From about EUR 1k https://www.ebay.fr/itm/154445245270 to a clean EUR 5k https://www.chrono24.nl/universalge...ni-compax-spillini-case-35-mm--id19811456.htm. Cheaper here: https://www.graficaoro.com/Watches/Universal-Geneve-Uni-Compax-Spillini-Case. Anyway nice 22492

That Ebay auction had 0 bids, did he end it early and accepted a private offer?

 

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Mark020

·Jun 8, 2021·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

He did. Watch was listed for less than a day I think. Seller did not respond to my messages

 

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bgrisso

·Jun 8, 2021

Mark020

Also: interesting calendar 212161. Never seen this case. https://www.chrono24.nl/universalgenve/universal-triple-calendar-1965--id19811808.htm

very odd. We need to see inside case back.

 

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Mark020

·Jun 8, 2021·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Agreed but nothing in the ad so I assume no pics available.

 

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CafeRacer

·Jun 8, 2021

Yet another Tiffany Jet appears on eBay with a messed up dial - they seem to have made quite a few of these.
10369/2
1964038

 

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Mazoue

·Jun 8, 2021

CafeRacer

Yet another Tiffany Jet appears on eBay with a messed up dial - they seem to have made quite a few of these.
10369/2
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I wasn't sure if it was messed up or just a crystal with crazing and a bad photo.

I'll let you know.

 

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Mark020

·Jun 8, 2021·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

What does the 28(?) mean?

 

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Mazoue

·Jun 8, 2021

Mark020

What does the 28(?) mean?

Jewels I'm guessing.

Looking forward to opening it up and seeing if it has the chronometre serialised movement I'm hoping for.

It seems to have a number stamped on the back of one of the lugs, which is interesting.

 

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gatorcpa

·Jun 8, 2021·ΩF InvestiGator

Mazoue

t seems to have a number stamped on the back of one of the lugs, which is interesting.

Exactly what I would expect with Tiffany.

Mazoue

Looking forward to opening it up and seeing if it has the chronometre serialised movement I'm hoping for.

It should. That’s how they tracked the chronometer grade movements.
gatorcpa

 

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Mazoue

·Jun 14, 2021

Mazoue

I wasn't sure if it was messed up or just a crystal with crazing and a bad photo.

I'll let you know.

The good news is that it does have a numbered chronometre 28 jewel Cal 215-9 movement with all the markings we would expect. It has an HON import code rather than TZY as we saw on a steel cased Tiffany Jet recently (that one had a reduced jewel Cal 215-97).

The bad news is that @CafeRacer was correct; it is the dial that is a bit tired rather than the crystal. I'm also now on the hunt for a gold Jet crown if you happen to have one.

I've not seen the watch in person yet but if it is good enough, I'll take some pictures and add it to the book.

 

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berrychlossom

·Jun 15, 2021

Not ebay but this should be fun to watch:
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/...S_TXT_chrono24_LDP_list_WTC_lot120_19945_____

 

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Mark020

·Jun 18, 2021·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

HPC Medico compax: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124776822432?hash=item1d0d4736a0:g:QmgAAOSwbzpgzAvx

 

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