Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 490
UNIVERSAL TRI-COMPAX PINK GOLD Universal, Genève, "Tri-Compax", case No. 1454881, Ref. 12296. Made in the late 1940s. Very fine, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date calendar and moon phases.
HKD 23,000 - 32,000
USD 3,000 - 4,100 / CHF 2,800 - 3,900
Sold: HKD 35,000
Three-body, polished, replaced bezel, concave lugs, correctors on the band, snap-on back. Matte silver with emboss dart and square indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour- and 30- minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Gold Dauphine hands. Cal. 481, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-27 |
Good Custom-made |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-16-01 |
Good Slightly scratched Rusted HANDS Original |