Universal Geneve Watches On Ebay

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One of these interesting UG anomalies: ref 22405

Serial: 829.142. UG. Found here

Serial: 829.479. UG: Found here (numbers not easy to see but the ad mentions them)

Serial: 829.188. Should be UG? Nope... Jaeger! Found here
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Mine kind of does have squared numerals in the outer ring ?
Yes but they are different
 
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Here you are, this is mine. Ref. 206508 with calibre 332 though not 262. Same inner bezel, same fonts on the Universal Geneve too.
And a shot from its service showing that interesting bezel.

 
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Somewhere in the process somebody made a nice ride: from EUR 2.800 to 10k. I'm 99% sure this: https://omegaforums.net/threads/universal-geneve-watches-on-ebay.3584/page-368#post-2291409 and the above are the same watch.

Sadly I was expecting this.
According to the old seller the watch was shipped to Japan.
I assume bought by the actual seller.
Still a very nice watch and thanks for comparing.

Happens too often watch is sold and shows up 1-2 month later with a hefty premium by a dealer.
 
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Well my first issue is that 22477 is a Jaeger reference 😁
 
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Well my first issue is that 22477 is a Jaeger reference 😁

I think 22477 is a UG Aero Compax reference... (https://universalgeneve.info/chronographs/87-12440.html)
So caseback, midcase and movement of the watch in question are probably correct (pity that midcase is broken).
The black dial clearly is a redial and the handset is a good proof that the original dial was not black at all.
 
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So a double used reference. Things will never be easy at UG
 
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Sadly my missus already has four UGs “bought for her”, never worn, and instead currently resting in my watch box instead 😗

I know that game! After amassing 10 or something vintage UG for my partner, I had to accept that she was not going to wear them and cut down to just two. I sold off the extras and gave her the $$
 
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Sometimes the sellers make me doubt, he told me "dial is original you can see the wear on it and the fading of the lume" haha
 
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Sometimes the sellers make me doubt, he told me "dial is original you can see the wear on it and the fading of the lume" haha

what the sellers says should be taken with a grain of salt.
 
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Also, the reference covers the case only. It is perfectly feasible for the same reference to have different dial variations.