Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 138

"Tri-Compax" Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax". Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple-date and moon phases.

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs, screwed-down case back, dust cover. D. Matte and "guilloché"silver with applied pink gold faceted indexes, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minutes and fifths of seconds graduation, Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals, graduationfor the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold"dauphine" hands. M. Caliber 281, 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallicbalance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 14 mm.