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New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 140

Universal Stainless Steel Tri- Compax Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax", Ref. 22297 3. Made in the 1950s. Very fine, astronomic, stainless steel, water-resistant, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date and moon phases. Accompanied by a fitted box.

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,300 - 4,000 / CHF 3,400 - 5,600

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, screwed-down case back, curved lugs. D. Matte silver with applied faceted bâton indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second track, Arabic five minute/second numerals, guilloché subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the date around the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the month. "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 281, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3-10-01

Good

Patinated

HANDS Original

Notes

The hour arbor is fitted with two simultaneously moving hands four hours apart, in order to quickly convert Zulu time (GMT) to local time. The local time for this watch was Halifax, Nova Scotia, as indicated by the yellow flag for the letter Q. Military (Universal) Time attributes letters to world cities: GMT is Z (Zulu), New York R (Romeo), Tokyo I (India) and Halifax Q (Quebec.) Halifax is -4 hours GMT..