Dave G
2145
Remember…
To name a few.
Not just a different metal or dial color but real exciting stuff:
Who else did anything as diverse in a relatively short period? Seems impossible.
- The Trilogy Set: Astolabium, Tellurium, Copernicus. Probably the pinnacle to own.
- Hourstriker including the oil pump and erotic versions
- Triple Jack
- Moonstruck
- Royal Blue
- Gengis Khan/Alexander the Great/Circus repeaters
- Jungle Repeater
- Skeleton Tourbillon
- Stranger musical
- Sonata & Sonata Streamline
- Monopusher
- Freak in many cool iterations: Freak 1 and 2, Blue Phantom, Diamond Heart, Cruiser, Diavolo, Vision, One Ops
- Columbus Set
- Discovery Set
- Ulysse 1
- GMT+/- Perpetual and Acqua Perpetual and El Toro
- Macho Palladium
- Anniversary 160
- Dual Time
- Quadrato
- 1846 variants
- Blue Max, Blue Surf, Blue Wave, Hammerhead
- Michelangelo
- San Marco Gigante
- San Marco Alarm
- Dozens of enamel and cloisonné dials on San Marco and Classico
- Marine, Marine Chrono, Marine Diver, Maxi Marine
- Berlin 1&2 Split second chronos
An early blue UN before blue was such a ‘thing’
The Blue Max Ref 263-58 created by Rolf and the UN team. Made in SS and gold versions. 999 pieces but I can’t recall if that was both metals. Of course the blued movement was quite a novelty then. I bought this one new on 27 Dec 2002. Remains with me join...
Hope UN returns to past glory 👍🏻🤞🏻
Nice piece and as you say, ahead of the times back then 😊👏🏻
Only…
Companies don’t have to age at the same rate as people 😉 But you’re very right in this case I fear 🤷🏻♂️
Remember…
To name a few. Not just a different metal or dial color but real exciting stuff: Who else did anything as diverse in a relatively short period? Seems impossible. - The Trilogy Set: Astolabium, Tellurium, Copernicus. Probably the pinnacle to own. - Hourstr...
It was a tour de force indeed…
Sadly it petered out at some point and has not yet been resumed 🤷🏻♂️
I also bought one when it came out. Foolishly let go. Not too many years later, massive regret. Many years later I finally found a worthy replacement. I went from mint to acceptable but happy
to have one again. Lesson learned (I hope!). Love the unique golfball dimpled dial! ...
The good old UN days indeed.
I remember them fondly. And you still have the entire set - Blue Max, Blue Surf, Blue Wave!
Awesome. I love this blue surf.
I remember you also have the Columbus set, among your other UN marvels.... So you have 2 sets of three with the same case numbers!
I was very much into the brand in the early 2000’s
Era of Rolf, Ludwig and Patrick. I will post a few more separately.