Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 170

Universal Genève, "Compax", Ref. 12558. Produced in the 1940s. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated triangular lugs. D. Champagne with applied pink gold round indexes and painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12hour and 30- minute registers, outer tachometer graduation. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 287, gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.