Exceptional horologic works of art

Geneva, Oct 13, 2003

LOT 648

Universal Geneve, "Tri-Compax". Produced in the 1960's.Fine, astronomic, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple-date and moon phases, with a stainless steel Universal buckle.

C. three-body, polished, screwed-down case back, lapidated twisted lugs, tachometer graduation on the black bezel. D. black and beige with applied steel indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months in red writing, and for the moon phases. "Stylized" tritium-coated white hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.