Universal Genève Compax 881101/02

UNIVERSAL GENEVE

REF. 881101/02, TRI-COMPAX « EVIL CLAPTON », HUGUENIN FRERES CASE A rare, attractive and very well preserved stainless steel, manual-winding, chronograph, triple calendar with moon phase wristwatch Year : 1967 Dial : Black with white painted baton and luminous dot hour markers, outer minute track and 1/4th second, four register chronograph, 60 seconds, 30 minutes, 12 hours, date and moon phase, day and month aperture at 10 and 2 o’clock. Luminous hands. Tachymeter scale bezel Calibre : Universal Genève Cal. 281 manual winding Case : Numbered 2’556’814 - Made by HUGUENIN FRERES Bracelet : Black leather strap with UG stainless steel pin buckle Dimensions : Ø 37 mm Signature : Dial, case, movement and buckle The ‘Evil Clapton’ is the ‘reverse panda’ version of the UG chronograph that Eric Clapton famously wore. This is a rare and desirable watch featuring a rare black ‘SWISS T’ dial that remains in very good original condition. The Tri-Compax features (therefore called TRI compax!) three complications; triple-calendar, moon phase and chronograph. The 37mm case, which features twisted lugs, is in completely original condition and was manufactured by Huguenin Freres HF, who also made Omega Speedmaster cases. The black dial has four large sub dials, the top featuring a date track and moon phase cut-out. Either side of the top sub dial there are day and month cut-outs with the text in red. The steel hours and minutes hands remain in good condition and the watch is fitted with a red stopwatch hand. The rare ‘dot over ninety’ bezel remains in good, unrestored condition. The well-regarded calibre 281 movement has been fully serviced by our watchmaker.