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UNIVERSAL GENEVE
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498
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UNIVERSAL GENEVE
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
UNIVERSAL GENEVE
Aero-Compax, known as the ‘24-hour dial’
Ref. 890101/01
No. 2583634
Circa 1967
Chronograph with steel bracelet, featuring a 24-hour display
Case: round, 24-hour notched bezel with a ‘faded’ patina, fluted crown, round pushers, screw-down caseback, signed
Dial: grey ‘SWISS MADE T’, painted black Arabic numerals and baton hour markers, painted baton minute track, black baton hands, central chronograph seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, small seconds at 9 o’clock, signed
Movement: mechanical, hand-wound, column-wheel escapement and 24-hour display, signed – Calibre UG 90 (based on the Venus 178, modified by Universal Genève for the 24-hour display)
Strap/Clasp: leather strap with steel pin buckle, unsigned
Diameter 41 mm
Condition report provided for information purposes only:
at the time of catalogue compilation, signs of normal wear and tear, slight scratches on the case back, engravings on the case back visible, watchmaker’s mark reading “02.02.2026”, dial with a patina but well preserved, movement and chronograph in working order, routine service recommended, no warranty
With the space race and the development of transcontinental air travel, watchmakers introduced a range of technical innovations to meet these new demands. Universal Genève’s solution was to introduce this imposing chronograph with a 24-hour display, as well as a notched bezel enabling the reading of a second time zone.
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