Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 11, 2014
LOT 69
UNIVERSAL REF. 12445 UNI-COMPAX STEEL Universal, Geneve, Uni-Compax H.P.C., case No. 1157895, Ref. 224100. Made in the 1950s. Fine, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.
CHF 1,200 - 2,200
HKD 10,000 - 18,000 / USD 1,300 - 2,300
Sold: CHF 4,250
Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. Champagne with applied Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-seconds Arabic markers, outermost tachometer graduation to 1000 UPH, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds and 45-minute register. Pink gold feuille hands. Cal. 285, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |