Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 65

Universal - Yellow Gold - Tr i-Compax Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax," case No. 1659315, Ref. 52218. Made in the 1940's. Fine and rare, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date calendar, moon phases and a 14K yellow gold buckle. Accompanied by a service invoice dated 4/22/2009.

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. Luminous yellow gold 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.