Universal Geneve watch i found in my drawer

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I found this watch in my drawer... anyone appreciate this brand?

It feels quite flimsy, so I'm wondering if it is original or some sort of early franken watch...ImageImageImage

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calvinktlim wrote: March 30th, 2021, 4:25 am I found this watch in my drawer... anyone appreciate this brand?

It feels quite flimsy, so I'm wondering if it is original or some sort of early franken watch...ImageImageImage

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I would put the quality at the top level, it's an old company with a long history.

Many of these have passed my bench, easy to service and very reliable.
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Top, as iwc, longines, zenith of 50s.
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Just curious but what are they worth these days? I think I got it for about USD500 some years back (was expensive to me then) but was disappointed with it.

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calvinktlim wrote: March 30th, 2021, 7:18 am Just curious but what are they worth these days? I think I got it for about USD500 some years back (was expensive to me then) but was disappointed with it.

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It appears to be in a good condition and the black dial is not that common, so I would say that you could expect $600-$700.
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That's good to know. Capital gains lol

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Yoda wrote:
calvinktlim wrote: March 30th, 2021, 7:18 am Just curious but what are they worth these days? I think I got it for about USD500 some years back (was expensive to me then) but was disappointed with it.

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It appears to be in a good condition and the black dial is not that common, so I would say that you could expect $600-$700.
I hope you are getting better somewhat. Great to see you posting again :)

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calvinktlim wrote: March 30th, 2021, 8:08 am
Yoda wrote:
calvinktlim wrote: March 30th, 2021, 7:18 am Just curious but what are they worth these days? I think I got it for about USD500 some years back (was expensive to me then) but was disappointed with it.

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It appears to be in a good condition and the black dial is not that common, so I would say that you could expect $600-$700.
I hope you are getting better somewhat. Great to see you posting again :)

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Thanks! They removed the "thing" from my leg today.
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Yoda wrote:
calvinktlim wrote: March 30th, 2021, 8:08 am
Yoda wrote:
It appears to be in a good condition and the black dial is not that common, so I would say that you could expect $600-$700.
I hope you are getting better somewhat. Great to see you posting again :)

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Thanks! They removed the "thing" from my leg today.
Great news. I hope it will be all great and better news from now on...

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Over on Omega Forum or The Rolex Forum TRF there is a Universal Geneve thread, You might review those perhaps yours is worth more as the condition looks excellent
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