Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 177

Stainless Steel "Tri- Compax" Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax". Made in the 1960s. Fine, astronomic, stainless steel, waterresistant, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer bezel, triple date, moon phases and an 18K white gold Universal buckle.

C. Three-body, polished, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 units, screwed-down case back, curved lugs. D. Bicolor matte black and silver with applied bâton indexes, outer blue minutes and fifths of a second divisions on a white ring, guilloché subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers and the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Luminous steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 281, rhodiumplated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.