I've been seeing a few UG examples on this forum in recent weeks that lacked an accent grave on the second "E" of Geneve. I had previously assumed this was indicative of a redial, but now am not sure. For those of you with experience in UG matters, is the absence of accent necessarily a tell tale or could it sometimes be chalked up to another quality/consistency/conformity control quirk that is sometimes seen with UG?

 

Relisted at $1000, I assume this CompaxPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network is far from original, but I do like the look of the clean, well-proportioned dial and the sharp stainless case.

I'd love to know what parts it is (presumably) assembled from, so that I can discover what the original looks like!

 

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Is this one of those Indian dials, or just a Mary Shelley dial?

 

This one stinks of a redial but I am open to comments and would like opinions ...

 

Maybe it is the way it is lit or maybe I'm getting Grinchy so close to Christmas but the aging of the dial is just striking me as wrong.

 

I'd say this is a topic ripe for a "evidence of two variants" analysis!

Previous analyses of sub variants and cross hair break/no-break vis. UG logo are true gold.

 

Plenty of original dials lack the accent grave.

 

Good points - I can believe it, I just don't understand. I wonder whether the lack of the accent is systematic or seemingly random (e.g. do all Supers or Tri-Compaxes lack the accent, or, if not, is the phenomenon consistent with models of certain years but not with others, etc or is it just hit and miss?). I know I'm splitting hairs here, I just don't get it. Even the first photo shows the accent on the word "Tachymetre", yet avoids it in the word Geneve. Perhaps once can chalk it up to Anglicization, as in the word Automatic in the second example. That said, I still wonder whether there is some rhyme or reason to some models having an accent and others not having it. THank you for these examples.

 

Well, in French you often omit the accents on capital letters, so I'm guessing it's a typeface thing. The Polerouter Super in MMMD:s photo is a rather late iteration (if I'm correct) with quite a different typeface. The Tachymètre-text is in a serif typeface and the Genève in a sans serif on the Tri-Compax.

 

Being used to "French" French, I'm used to seeing accents in place and sometimes omitted. I read up a bit on the subject and it seems that in French, it's more common to find the accents on capital letters, while in Swiss French, they're more often omitted. Usually when omitted in French, it's because of limitations in printing (of course), but even so, in modern Swiss French, it's common to find capital letters without accents. It could very well be a production aspect, where someone else took over production or where a change in (or choise of) typeface simply forced this.

 

I think this is the third time this one popped up in he forum recently and everytime is has been called out as redial.

 

Just a suggestion, but to cut down on the number of repeat requests for info and opinions on specific UG's, would it be worth setting up a "hall of fame" where known redials and frankens could be immortalized ? It could be used as a reference for us all ! A bit like OnTheDash's Definitive guide to Heuers and Gallery of Fakes. A great place to find out more about vintage heuers ...

 

This thread would be much less cluttered with garbage if it were for recommended UGs only, as is the similar Omega thread.

My Christmas gift to you, hope it fits.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/recommended-ug-watches-on-ebay-not-inquiries.33252/

 

I started a thread about this exact same watch a week ago.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/thoughts-on-this-tri-compax-please.32955/#post-369361

 

I think you can do a lot worse if you're after a Jet, though the second hand looks to be an unsympathetic replacement...

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For your interest, found this good looking specimen on a Norwegian website. Price is (very) high, but looks to be a nice piece. Not sure whether it is rust on the caseback "gasket", or just the scudge of time:

http://antika.no/index.php/componen...how_products=1&select_categories=8&Itemid=124

I'm not in the market for another black Polerouter, sharing in case anyone else might be...

 

Agree, nice piece and price too high by at least a factor of two.

 

Indeed, even when accounting for the 20 percent discount they offer to international buyers (something to do with the norwegian tax included in the asking price< but not applicable to foreigners). There are a few other, non-UG pieces there that are perhaps more reasonably priced.

 

Second that. Looks nice but what a price!