Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 80

Universal Yellow Gold Tri-Compax Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax", case No. 1537668, Ref. 12295. Made circa 1950s. Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date calendar and moon phases.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, inverted bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back, correctors on the band. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary 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. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 481, 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 12 mm.