Null UNIVERSAL GENEVA
Compax Extra large pilot. 
Ref : 22531. 
N° : 878149
Circa…
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UNIVERSAL GENEVA Compax Extra large pilot. Ref : 22531. N° : 878149 Circa 1940. Incredible extra large steel chronograph wristwatch, never repolished. Round case, signed black dial, with interior tachymeter scale. Arabic numerals, blued steel hands. Chronograph minutes and hours at 3 and 6 o'clock, seconds counter at 9 o'clock. Manual winding mechanical movement Universal Genève 292. Brown leather strap, pin buckle. Clip-on back. This oversized chronograph has the most impressive case in the Compax collection, with a diameter of 46 mm. Usually intended for pilots, due to the large dial size, it allows for easy readability with luminous numbers and hands. Often equipped with an adjustable leather strap, to fit the jacket of a pilot in flight. Works, not revised. The watch is accompanied by an archive extract. Diameter: 46 mm. Length: 22 cm.

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UNIVERSAL GENEVA Compax Extra large pilot. Ref : 22531. N° : 878149 Circa 1940. Incredible extra large steel chronograph wristwatch, never repolished. Round case, signed black dial, with interior tachymeter scale. Arabic numerals, blued steel hands. Chronograph minutes and hours at 3 and 6 o'clock, seconds counter at 9 o'clock. Manual winding mechanical movement Universal Genève 292. Brown leather strap, pin buckle. Clip-on back. This oversized chronograph has the most impressive case in the Compax collection, with a diameter of 46 mm. Usually intended for pilots, due to the large dial size, it allows for easy readability with luminous numbers and hands. Often equipped with an adjustable leather strap, to fit the jacket of a pilot in flight. Works, not revised. The watch is accompanied by an archive extract. Diameter: 46 mm. Length: 22 cm.

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