3033 - UNIVERSAL GENÈVE · TRI-COMPAX

UNIVERSAL GENÈVE · TRI-COMPAX ca. 1945–1950 · Stainless steel · 37 mm Chronograph, calendar, and moon phase: The Tri-Compax brings together the great complications of its era on a dial of astonishing balance. French calendar windows, the deep-blue moon phase, red accents, and a beautifully developed patina give this large steel model its unmistakable character. One of the great Universal Genève designs of the 1940s—mechanically opulent, masterfully designed, and with a presence you won’t forget. Case: Generously sized steel case with a slim bezel, faceted lugs, and rectangular chronograph pushers. Plexiglass crystal and a stamped case back bearing the “Enversteel” signature on the inside. Dial: Warmly patinated silver with gold-colored Arabic numerals and four sub-dials. Date with red hand and moon phase at 12 o’clock; French-style windows for day and month; gold-plated and blued hands. Movement: Hand-wound, Universal-Genève Caliber 287 Functions: Two-hand watch with small seconds, chronograph with 30-minute and 12-hour counters, full calendar (day of the week, date, month), moon phase Strap: Black leather strap, Closure: Stainless steel pin buckle Box: No · Papers: No Condition: Good overall, even patina, slight signs of wear and scratches on the Plexiglas. The steel sleeve on the upper pusher is damaged; the crown appears to have been replaced at a later date.