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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 397

Universal Geneve, "Tri-Compax", 1940's. Very fine astronomic, 14K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer, triple date and moon phases.

C. massive, polished. D. matt silver with painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. 141/4"' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.