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New York, Oct 17, 2008

LOT 158

Tri-Compax Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax," Ref. 52218. Made in the 1940s. Fine and rare, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date calendar andmoon phases.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart and square indexes, subsidiary guilloche dials for the date, the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Black dauphine hands. M. Cal. 481, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.