Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 220

TWO UNIVERSAL GENEVE CHRONOGRAPHS GOLD A) Universal Genève, Pink Gold, Claw Lugs, No. 183585, case No. 905385, Ref. 12213. Made in the 1940s. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer. B) Universal, Geneve, Yellow Gold, Uni-Compax, No. 243481, case No. 1094684, Ref. 525C9. Made in 1945. Fine, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer

A) C. Three-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, snap-on case back, claw lugs. D. Copper-colored with engraved yellow gold round indexes and a Roman 12, outer 1/5th seconds scale and tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. UG 283, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, and self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 34 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. B) C. Three-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, concave, snap-on case back, straight lugs. D. Matte with engraved yellow gold baton indexes and Roman numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale and tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 45-minute registers. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. UG 287, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, and self-compensating Breguet balance spring. C 3 D 3 - 01 M 3* AA Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm.