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Polerouter Jet Date on C24

If anyone has very recently purchased a ref 204602/3 on C24 with box and tag, please message me personally.

Thanks
Andrew

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Universal geneve repainted dial?

My latest buy!

A nice-looking UG with tear drop lugs. I just started to wonder about the dial's originality and if this watch is really an H.P.C. The watch's caliber is 128.

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Post your Universal Geneves

I just realized there's no thread here that compiles our UGs. Inspired by the "Post your Longineseses'" thread in the Longines Sub-Forum, I'm creating this thread. Maybe this can be a sticky too (hint, hint, mods 😗)?

Here are …

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Universal Geneve, Zenith and 36 (or perhaps: the significance of 12)

Sometimes I run into interesting stuff. Recenty this UG was posted on IG:

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I always check the serials of watches like this against my mastertable of chronographs to se…

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Black Dialed 1940s Tri-Compax? (Phillips Auction)

Is there a forum consensus on black dials from this era? Legit and super rare… or something else?

https://www.phillips.com/detail/UNIVERSAL/CH080117/221

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Sala: new version

Curious to see what has changed and/or was added. Price EUR 200 (incl. shipping)

https://www.librouniversal.it/acquista_-_buy_now.html

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UG book, Pietro Sala

is a good book!

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Was a calibre 85 ever used on a Big Eye (884100)?

Like any UG aficionado I'm always looking at UG watches that I'd like to potentially own, especially from their complications line and the reference 884100 Big Eye is one such model.

Recently, in speaking to potential sellers, I've come…

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Double signed Universal Geneve

Dear OF members,
I've been seeing a lot of double signed Universal Geneve on Instagram and some and I think it's time they get their own thread.
Please show us your treasures.

To start this thread off here's my recently acquired Henriq…

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Tri-Compax feedback

Hi, new member here. Can anyone tell me about this and if it is original condition? Anything about the style? I haven’t seen photos of any that look quite like it.
Also, does anyone buy a non running watch? It’s so beautiful that I’ve been looking…

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