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Universal. A lot of two watches: one stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases and one 18K pink gold square chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED UNIVERSAL, GENÈVE, THE FIRST TRI-COMPAX, REFERENCE NO. 222100-2, CASE NO. 2'236'051, THE SECOND UNI-COMPAX, REFERENCE 12109, MOVEMENT NO. 143'332, CASE NO. 1'351'642, MANUFACTURED IN 1963 AND 1948

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Universal. A lot of two watches: one stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases and one 18K pink gold square chronograph wristwatch
Signed Universal, Genève, the first Tri-Compax, reference no. 222100-2, case no. 2'236'051, the second Uni-Compax, reference 12109, movement no. 143'332, case no. 1'351'642, manufactured in 1963 and 1948
The first with cal. 281 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered brushed dial, applied baton numerals with tiny luminous dots, luminous hands, outer blue tachymetre scale, two windows for day and month, four engine-turned subsidiary dials for date with moon phases, constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, circular water-resistant-type case, flat bezel, fluted lugs, screw back, stainless steel Universal buckle; the second with cal. 289 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered dial, applied dot, dagger and Arabic numerals, outer five minute divisions and blue tachymetre scale, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, square case, small angled lugs, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, 18K gold Universal buckle, cases, dials and movements signed
36 mm. diam. and 26 mm. wide (2)

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According to the Archives of Universal Genève, the present Tri-Compax reference 22100-2 was produced in 1963, while the Uni-Compax reference 12109 was produced in 1948.

Both Universal wristwatches are fine period examples of the traditional Swiss firm, which dates from 1894.

The Tri-Compax Universal triple calendar chronograph wristwatch reference 22100-2 is described and illustrated in Universal Watch Geneve. Chronographs and Complicated Wristwatches by Pietro Giuliano Sala, pp. 352-353 and the Uni-Compax chronograph reference 12109 is described in the same book, p. 231.