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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 225

Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax", Ref. 22541. Produced in the late 1940's. Fine, astronomic, stainless steel "Enversteel" gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date and moon phases.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, faceted bezel, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied steel dots, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 287, gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.