Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 72

"Tri-Compax" Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax", No. 188135, case No. 946813. Made circa 1955. Fine, astronomic, stainless steel "Enversteel" gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date and moon phases.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, curved bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Matte silver with applied dart indexes, outerminutes and fifths of a second track with Arabic five minute/second numerals, concentric tachometer scale,subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the days of the monthconcentric to the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the month. "Dauphine" hands.M. Cal. 481, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensatingBreguet balance spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.