Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 270

UNIVERSAL REF. 12316, COMPAX, YELLOW GOLD Universal, Geneve, "Compax Chronograph", movement No. 270238, case No. 1202302, Ref.12316. Made in the 1950s. Fine, 18k yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a gold plated Universal buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved lugs, inclined bezel, snap-on case back. D. Silver with applied yellow gold dots, Roman numeral at 12, outer minutes/seconds divisions with every 5 Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer most blue tachometer scale, Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 481, gilted, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35mm. Thickness.11mm