WHY WE CURATED IT:
Super avant-garde UG with not just the hooded, hinged, reversible, crab claw lugs we’ve come to love, but also a horizontally elongated hexagonal case shape. With a versatile warm silver sunburst dial, baton markers and pencil hands, this will go with anything! We also love how the indices are stretched unevenly to accommodate negative space on the hexagonal dial. Shaped watches are so typical of the 60s and 70s and as relevant as ever today. Followers know our love for UG. Once a high-end brand, crushed by the quartz era, but on the verge of revival under Breitling. Beyond hyped models like Polerouters/Tri-Compax are uncommon, dressy treasures like this, waiting to be discovered at amazing value.
CONDITION:
9/10 with shallow hairlines but all case lines, bevels and facets remain crisp. Quite likely unpolished. Original signed crown. Crystal, dial, hands and markers are clean. Caseback engravings crisp and deep. Used aftermarket strap and buckle in great shape with plenty of life remaining. Movement in very good condition with to-spec power reserve, strong amplitude, low beat error and accurate to ±5 secs/day averaged from 6 timegrapher positions.
DIMENSIONS:
24.5mm width excl. crown
30.7mm length incl. lugs
6.3mm thickness
15mm lug width
Visual dial width ~20mm
Wrist in photos is 15.8cm in circumference
CRYSTAL:
Acrylic
CASE:
Steel
WATER RESISTANCE:
Assumed none, as per vintage watches
STRAP:
Aftermarket semi-gloss black small-scale croc, aftermarket vintage buckle (12mm)
CALIBRE:
Universal Geneve Cal. 11, 2-hander manual-winding
COMES WITH:
Watch, strap, buckle
TERMS OF SALE:
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