Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 138

Universal - Oversize - Compax Steel - Chronograph Universal, Genève, ?Compax," No. 260425, case No. 1193782, Ref. 22430. Made circa 1950. Fine, rare, and very large stainless ?Enversteel? wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave and faceted lugs. D. Matte silver with painted Arabic numerals and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds scale with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers and tachometer graduation to 1000 UPH, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous blued steel baton hands. m. Cal. 292, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 11 mm.