http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351105550906?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network I suppose it is an extremelly rare part to come accross in new old stock condition ... Thoughts? ps: seems to me that UG's have a lot of secretive appasionados and collectors !
Indeed - our chief weapon is surprise UG has a history of crypto-enthusiasts. I think only a very few have come out of the woodwork with the establishment of this forum. There are more out there.
There may be still plenty of crypto-enthusiasts out there lurking in camouflage since this forum went live. But I think even bigger (perhaps even much bigger) in proportion are someone like me who stumbled upon UG forum and became totally crazy. I went from 0 earlier this year before I first read the forum in early feb to 1 lady sub, 1 tri-compax, 1-compax and 1 aero-compax.... (And surely still growing). I was quite happily damaging my financial health in the process and would like to propose a Sunday morning toast to that
Happy with the toast but unsure of the brew .... What the heck is it (looks like a weird milky concoction). about some of this my grandmother made instead?
Your grand mother's sure is a killer, mine is just good old milk nothing fancy. In this part of the world we also tend to order capuccino after dinner
So what do all the crypto-enthusiasts do when the UG needs parts? This is what scares me from an otherwise high-grade/below the radar watch! I've had some beautiful UG's that I sold more or less out of fear of needing parts in the future. Just a few weeks ago I was ready to swear off vintage altogether. Then Dennis "ulackfocus" tosses out an IWC caliber 8541 from the 60's...and a cheap Corum from another guy, and an old AP today. CRAP! Just a sucker for high grade, low demand vintage I guess...
Blake at scotchwatch is good for parts for these, and UG are still supplying vintage parts to him, when they have them that is
They scrounge like everyone else. Just think that their chances are better than those of owners of modern Omegas (and other brands) after the manufacturer artificially cuts off parts supply in a few months. Better to have to hunt for spares in an open market than to know that there are bins and bins of parts, but you can only get at them by paying extortionate prices to the manufacturer. When I was still mucking around with British sports cars, parts were a significant problem, the companies and their successors having gone under many years prior. When the demand rose enough, someone would bang out a run of replacement parts for the slavering crowd. If that was done for vintage cars, will it be much harder to do for vintage watches...when the demand rises enough? Why Diabolik himself obliged just earlier this year regarding a Space Compax pusher assembly. Just let the vintage watch community continue to grow, communicate and organize. PM me if the concern for parts availability drives you to move any nice pieces
Maybe both of you encouraged me to put UG back on the radar? Man, I am SO easily distracted from the grail...