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Universal Geneve buckle 16mm stainless steel

Hello to all,
hope all of you are in good health 😀
I have this buckle and would like to know your opinion as I don't see any inscription or marking inside the buckle , do you think is 100% genuine ? if so from what period should it be as UG signat…

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Quick guide to Berthoud & UG 38mm waterproof monoblocco chronographs

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…

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Chronographs classified as Chronometres.

According to this 1950's ad, some chronographs were classified as chronometres.

Anyone ever seen one, does Sala list them?

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UG Pocket Watch Thread

As I grow more passionate of Universal watches in general, I realise a deep lack of info surrounding the pocket watch sphere which imho is very overlooked and rare. I would love for this thread to become a useful basis for people to share and confront …

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UG Tri-compax Dial ” evolution, varience, service dial & redial referece guide ” READ ENTIRE THREAD

This dial looks NOS, great redial ? Let's hear what the experts think ? If it is a redial, it is one of the best I have ever seen ! With the popularity of UG and the increasing value, people with ulterior motives will keep creating these anomali…

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UG 22297-3

Hey folks,

Rather new to the world of tricompax and wondering if there are experts who can assess this for me.

As a longtime vintage watch collector, everything seems in order but I'm not too familiar with the ins and outs of these watches. Anyt…

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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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