Hiding the service moon as well ….
That's an original disc. You can tell because the base color of the stars is gold and they are spikey. Service moon disc base color is silver and the stars are round. As per below...
Came across this dial, idk if its correct but maybe someone needs it: https://www.vinted.nl/items/8056587814-dial-universal-geneve-tri-compax-moon-phase
Found this one on Chrono24 today, with pictures below. As an exercise in education, here are my thoughts:
- Case looks sharp from the angles shown, with bevels well defined. The distinction between the brushed and polished section seems almost too sharp -- maybe refinished well? (I can't make out the stamping on the side of 9 o'clock, but it's not polished away)
- Pushers and crown are shaped well, matching the case condition
- Service moon
- The 3's, 6's, and 9's look shaped right, loopy where they should be
- The 4's aren't as flat on top as they are on dials I used for reference
- Hands look correct
- "Tri-Compax" text is smaller and higher than on reference dials
- The circle and text around the moon disc looks a bit low, crowding the moon and "Universal" text.
If I chalk up the last couple points to production variances, it looks original to me with the exception of the service moon. What did I miss?
Would be nice to know the case serial to properly date the watch, but the seller says 1950. Offhand I don't see anything wrong with it myself. (I'm not aware that we have established a known two-tone, applied metal indice, service dial?). Moonphase can be correct from 50 as well? Looks like it sold quickly.
