Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 135

"Medico-Compax" Universal, Genève "Medico-Compax", Ref. 124116. Made for the Hispanic market in the 1940s. Fine and rare, large, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and pulsometer.

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,500

Sold: USD 2,300

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapidated concave lugs. D. Matte silver with appliedpink gold Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds and 45-minute register dials, outer pulsometer scale"graduado para 15 pulsaciones". Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 285, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3 - 6
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 32 - 01

Notes

The "Medico Compax" launched in 1937, assists doctors to measure patients' pulse rates more accurately.