Universal Geneve Watches On Ebay

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Watch out for this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134429342223

I think only the movement is legit. Case is not. Dial is nice but no clue what it is supposed to be

 
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Very interesting 4 digit: ref 5949. Interesting also because the movement has no reference. Vague story about the original dial. https://www.ebay.fr/itm/374489126613

 
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Watch out for this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134429342223

I think only the movement is legit. Case is not. Dial is nice but no clue what it is supposed to be

It all looks, “ok … nice old generic chrono, might be worth a punt if price is right”, until you look at the pusher side shot.
 
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This is just Art Deco perfection. Suitable for framing somehow. Would be a shame to lock this away.
Stunning pre WWII box. Which reference would have come in one of those? Possibly a Compur? An early Uni-Compax? Aero-Compax? Am I right in supposing, it would have to be an early five digit reference?
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A picture from a catalogue showing 4 and 5 digit references were offered at the same time (as posted by Mark20 a couple of months ago). I guess I'll have to dig deeper to find a period correct watch if I decide to buy the box.
 
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Stunning pre WWII box. Which reference would have come in one of those? Possibly a Compur? An early Uni-Compax? Aero-Compax? Am I right in supposing, it would have to be an early five digit reference?
Thats my assumption….
 
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Am I right in supposing, it would have to be an early five digit reference?

I don’t see how we could know if this box was associated with 4 vs 5 digit references, that is extremely specific.
 
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Tried but unfortunately i do not qualify as i am in Singapore and do not fall into their system of authentication . the same seller of the box has got a UG for sale which seems quite interesting as well.
 
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Tried but unfortunately i do not qualify as i am in Singapore and do not fall into their system of authentication . the same seller of the box has got a UG for sale which seems quite interesting as well.
The UG that sits in the box smells a bit like redial but the pics are too small to assess.
 
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The UG that sits in the box smells a bit like redial but the pics are too small to assess.

I would say virtually guaranteed to be a redial. Too bad they don’t show the inside caseback so we can see the ref and serial, assuming this is the original watch associated with the box?