Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 341

UNIVERSAL REF 22297 TRICOMPAX STEEL Universal, Geneve, ?Tricompax?, case No. 1803238, Ref. 22297-3. Made in the 1960?s. Fine and rare, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, triple date and moon phases.

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

USD 3,500 - 5,500 / EUR 2,500 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 4,750

C. Three body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, rounded bezel, correctors on the band, screwed down case back. D. Silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/seconds divisions, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the day of the week and the month, the days of the month and the moon phases. Steel dauphine hands. M. rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35mm. THICKNESS. 14mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3-15*

Good

Slightly rusted

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-10-1

Very good

Patinated

As new