Collector's Pocket Watches Wristwatch...

Grand Havana Room, New York, May 08, 2002

LOT 106

Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax", Ref. 12253. Produced in the 1940's.Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date calendar and moon phases.

C. three-body, solid, polished, triangular lugs. D. matte silver with applied partial yellow gold Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary dials for the date, the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tacho-meter graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" gold hands.M. Cal. 481, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.