Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 307

UNIVERSAL REF. 2.892.993 COMPAX CHRONOGRAPH STEEL Universal, Genève, Compax, Case No. 885108, Ref. 2.892.993. Made in the 1970's. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer bezel and a stainless steel Universal link bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished, tachometer graduation on the blue bezel to 500 units, screw down case back, lyre lugs. D. Tri-color black, white and blue with applied steel indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track with red 5-minute/seconds markers, guilloché subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel tapered hands. M. Cal. 85, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.