Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 12

Universal Genève, "Compax", Ref. 12549. Produced in the 1940s. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated triangular lugs. D. Champagne with applied pink gold round indexes and painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer and inner telemeter 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. 37 mm.