Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 178

Stainless Steel "Tri- Compax" Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax". Made in the 1960s. Fine, astronomic, stainless steel, waterresistant, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer bezel, triple date, moon phases and an 18K white gold Universal buckle.

C. Three-body, polished, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 units, screwed-down case back, curved lugs. D. Bicolor matte silver and black with painted black bâton indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes and fifths of a seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers and the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Luminous steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 281, rhodiumplated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.