Some of the most wanted references of UG are the 38mm waterproof (or pressure back or monoblocco) chronograph. Made in (very) limited numbers and not many survivors. The case is very similar to the famous Bovet/Vetta cases but they are certainly not th…
Continue readingSnail dial 5699 (or 23086) just sold (-edit- The 5699/23086 thread)
Interesting to see this nice snail dial just sold for USD 78.125 incl. fee. Link: click. I know specifics of 51 examples but have only 1 other snail dial on record, which sold for EUR 156k in 2019 (see: click). Cleaner dial but replaced minute hand and…
Continue readingRare bird: Karl Plepla Flytimer
Had an ebay feed on this for years and this was the first which came along. Sold for EUR 2.140 which is not bad considering the condition I think. Link: https://www.ebay.nl/itm/314505416753?_trksid=p2471758.m4704
Some background (from https://mentawatc…
Spillman case, VJ22/23, inverse pushers. Are they rare?
Most traders describe them as rare or very rare, which makes me laugh. Hereby my archive 😁
Continue readingLittle rant about auctions….
Couple of weeks ago I bid on a book set. Auction house from Poland. I had to submit a KYC form before I could bid anyway, which was already annoying. Estimate was EUR 3-5k but estimates are useless anyway. So guess what my bid was (and if you any doubt…
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