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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 396

Universal, Geneve, "Tri-Compax", 1950's. Very fine astronomic, waterproof, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, triple date and moon phases.

C. massive, polished, screwed back. D. matt silver with painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 13 1/2"' gilt brass, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.