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The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000

LOT 265

Universal, Genève, Aéro-compax, 1950?s.Fine, two-time zone, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer.

HKD 14,400 - 17,600

USD 1,800 - 2,200

C. three-body, polished and brushed, lapidated concave lugs. D. matte silver with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers and for the second time zone in 12 hours. ?Lozenge? radium-coated hands. M. Cal. 283, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. The winding-crown on the 9 is for time-setting of the second time zone.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 32 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 4 - 5
Dial: 4 - 5 - 6 - 01

Notes

Aéro-CompaxThe device for measuring time intervals applied to theAéro-Compax models was patented in Switzerland on December 15, 1944, under No. 235608.Similar watches are published in Universal Genève, 100 ansde Traditions Horlogères by Italo Bonifacio and Laura Rivolta,p. 64.