Universal Geneve Watches On Ebay

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Mark020

·Mar 28, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Interesting question. These ones are really way too long

Very rare and nice first batch 22273. Rare because I assume made in a batch of max 100 pieces. Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVktSJNrjG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Mark020

·Mar 29, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Very interesting ref 27203. Double signed. Numbered 216 movement (1st one I've ever seen). Rare!! https://www.ebay.fr/itm/155477146866

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Mark020

·Mar 29, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Rare part for sale: cal 289 with ok-ish dial https://www.ebay.fr/itm/266190587572

 

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Mark020

·Mar 30, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

This Compur will be auctioned in France shortly. Edit: sold for EUR 7200+25% fee. Estimate was a generous EUR 400-500 😁

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Larry S

·Mar 30, 2023·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

bgrisso

It's crazy how often the pushers are replaced on these spillman cases. I wonder if it was a bad design or something?

Perhaps these watches actually were used for tough duty.

 

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Mark020

·Mar 31, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Something funny to start the day with: USD 8.900 for this ok-ish 32416 https://www.analogshift.com/products/universal-geneve-uni-compax

 

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Mark020

·Mar 31, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Ad is gone unfortunately but this was a nice one: https://webcache.googleusercontent....28manual-z-18kt.php&cd=11&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl

 

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Mark020

·Mar 31, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

This very interesting one just sold for USD 844: https://www.ebay.nl/itm/155464353054

Obvious redial but 8 mio serial and - extremely rare - numbered cal. 142 movement

 

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vintagechrono

·Mar 31, 2023

It is the old Martel denomination of the 481 Universal Geneve caliber (14,5''')

 

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Mark020

·Mar 31, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Big XII Compur 30(?) https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/large-universal-geneve-compur-30-vintage-18k-gold-1228986982/

 

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Mark020

·Mar 31, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Cheap Sala: https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/universal-watch-geneve-buch/2394878891-76-3539

 

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bgrisso

·Mar 31, 2023

vintagechrono

It is the old Martel denomination of the 481 Universal Geneve caliber (14,5''')

have we ever seen any of these in the metal ?

 

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Mark020

·Mar 31, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Posted before but this one is also 142: https://www.shellman-online.jp/view/item/000000000295
Movement serial 170.320. The ebay one is 170.505. One may assume that that indicates something but I have a record for 170.423 which was a 146 ;-)
Nothing else to found on the interwebs at first glance. Rossler does not mention cal. 142 (as far as I could see)...

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Mark020

·Mar 31, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Wonderful Zenith Compur: https://www.antiquewatch-carese.com/mens-watch/ZENITH/mo1539.html (already sold)

 

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Carlton-Browne

·Apr 3, 2023

This one's quite interesting:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256029048597


I don't read Arabic but OCR suggests this has the name of a Saudi king on the dial - Khalid bin Abdul Aziz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_of_Saudi_Arabia

Do we think this might have been a personal watch or a presentation piece? The date links it to when he was Crown Prince and from what I can deduce the script just has his name without any royal title

 

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Mark020

·Apr 4, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Nice Compur: https://www.antiquewatch-carese.com/mens-watch/UNIVERSAL/mo1529.html

 

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Mark020

·Apr 5, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Very interesting Berthoud: https://aukro.cz/velmi-vzacny-velky-chronograf-berthoud-geneve-universal-geneve-c-1100-7035149242

 

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Diabolik

·Apr 6, 2023

Mark020

Very interesting Berthoud: https://aukro.cz/velmi-vzacny-velky-chronograf-berthoud-geneve-universal-geneve-c-1100-7035149242

Amazing how little the original 385 caliber evolved to become to become the 283, 285, 287, 481 and 281 over four decades and how its backbone is so similar it is to all of the other chrono and moonphase calibers. It is so robust that took it the extra load required to run a three register chrono and calendar !

 

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Mark020

·Apr 6, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Another confirmed - and very interesting - Jaeger x UG x Eberhard. http://www.offerte.meetingart.it:7778/meeting01/Web_Ultima_Offerta (lot 84)

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Mark020

·Apr 6, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

One from Sala. Ref 12482. http://www.offerte.meetingart.it:7778/meeting01/Web_Ultima_Offerta Lot 271