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3034 - UNIVERSAL GENÈVE · COMPAX
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CHF 3,000 (€3,249)The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.
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Estimation
CHF 3,000 - 4,000 (€3,200 - 4,400)Sale fees
UNIVERSAL GENÈVE · COMPAX ca. late 1940s · 18K rose gold · 34 mm Rose gold, blued hands, and three recessed sub-dials: The Compax demonstrates how skillfully Universal Genève combined technical expertise with proportion. The slender tachymeter scale remains legible without dominating the dial. A chronograph from the late 1940s that commands attention even without making a grand statement. Case: Rose gold case with a slim bezel, gently curved lugs, and rectangular chronograph pushers. Domed Plexiglas. Dial: Silver plated dial with gold dot indices, a distinctive “12,” and three recessed counters. Gold-colored hour and minute hands; blued chronograph and counter hands; fine tachymeter scale. Movement: Hand-wound, Universal-Genève Caliber 285 with column wheel control, according to previous catalog documentation Functions: Two-hand watch with small seconds, chronograph with 30-minute and 12-hour counters, tachymeter Strap: Black leather strap Clasp: Neutral pin buckle, gold-colored Box: No · Papers: No Condition: Well-maintained vintage piece. The dial appears fresh and clear.
Auction details
Rapp Fall Auction 2026 - Fine WatchesAuction house
Auktionshaus Rapp +41 7 19 23 77 44 online@rapp-auktionen.chDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.
Delivery Options
Nach vollständigem Zahlungseingang erfolgt der Versand: innerhalb der Schweiz mit Schweizer Post vom 30. November bis 18. Dezember 2026, ins Ausland mit Fed Ex bis 15. Dezember 2026. Eine persönliche oder selbst organisierte Abholung ist möglich.