Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 73

Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax". Produced in the 1960's.Fine, astronomic, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple-date and moon phases, with a stainless steel Universal steel buckle.

C. three-body, polished, screwed-down case back, lapidated twisted lugs, tachometer graduation on the black bezel. D. black and beige with applied steel indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Stylized" tritium-coated white hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balane-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.