The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 255

Universal, Genève, Compax, Ref. 124104, 1940's.Fine and large, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter.

C. three body, massive, polished, back with monogram. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation, at the centre, spiral telemetric scale. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 15 1/4''', gilt brass, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.