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拍品 136
Universal. A rare and unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with pulsation dial
SIGNED UNIVERSAL, GENÈVE, MEDICO-COMPAX, REF. 22409, CASE NO. 1'009'443, MANUFACTURED IN 1943
已結束2014年5月12日
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CHF 6,250
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According to the Archives of Universal, the present watch was manufactured in 1943.
It is one of the rare "Medico-Compax" chronograph watches to appear in public and is furthermore in very good overall condition.
Made during a short period of time in the mid-1940s, the model was specifically created for medical staff, allowing a physician to take a fast and accurate reading of a patients pulse.
Other examples of different Medico-Compax chronograph wristwatches are illustrated in Universal Watch Genève by Pietro Giuliano Sala, pp. 215 - 224, including archival images and a period publicity.
It is one of the rare "Medico-Compax" chronograph watches to appear in public and is furthermore in very good overall condition.
Made during a short period of time in the mid-1940s, the model was specifically created for medical staff, allowing a physician to take a fast and accurate reading of a patients pulse.
Other examples of different Medico-Compax chronograph wristwatches are illustrated in Universal Watch Genève by Pietro Giuliano Sala, pp. 215 - 224, including archival images and a period publicity.