Please see our full detailed description and high quality pictures of this item below to verify all details of its condition. Gorgeous UNIVERSAL GENEVE AERO-COMPAX Vintage CHRONOGRAPH Pilot WATCH 890101/01. Stunning 1968 Universal Geneve Aero-Compax 24-hour, 3-Register chronograph with rotating GMT bezel in superb all original condition direct from the original owner. Full story/bio available upon request. Huge 41mm solid stainless steel case with 22mm lug spacing gives this watch a fantastic presence on the wrist. A superb pilot/aviators chrono in every sense of the word. Here are the details. Case: Massive solid stainless steel case in excellent used, but unpolished condition. Nice bevels still present on the lugs. Measures 41mm in diameter excluding the original “U” signed crown and pushers with silver 24-hour rotating bezel in superb lightly faded condition with good friction on rotation. The back is stamped with the model number 890101/01 and serial number in the 2.5 million range. Inside is also correctly stamped Acier Inoxydable, Swiss, with the Universal Geneve shield logo. Dial: Superb factory original dial with white background, sharp black printed outer 1/5th seconds track, 24-hour markers (hour hand only completes one rotation every 24 hours instead of the usual 12 hours) with 3 registers: constant seconds, minute counter and a 12 hour counter at 6:00. A few very slight marks can be seen on the dial and a very light radium burn is visible at about 8:00 just above the words Aero-Compax (see pictures). Signed Universal Geneve Aero-Compax, Swiss Made T. Original hands are also superb with all black and luminous in place. Movement: High-grade Venus caliber 178 manually wound chronograph movement in superb cosmetic and mechanical condition, fully signed and running well with all chrono functions working as they should. A truly rare and spectacular vintage Universal Geneve chrono in superb all original condition. They don’t come around looking this good very often so don’t miss it! Please visit our other listings as in the next few weeks we will be posting a huge variety of vintage watches and parts from estate and antique sales including brand name items from most of the top watchmaking houses of Switzerland. Our collection covers many era’s from pocket watches to early WW1 trench wristwatch styles, to Art Nouveau, Art Deco, WW2 military issue. Dive, sport and dress watches, right up to 1970’s retro and rare, unique and unusual designs. Put us on your favorite sellers list to keep up to date on our latest offerings. These countries are Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Gorgeous UNIVERSAL GENEVE AERO-COMPAX Vintage CHRONOGRAPH Pilot WATCH 890101/01″ is in sale since Friday, September 27, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Wristwatches”. The seller is “balancecomplete” and is located in Victoria, BC. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Gender: Men’s
- Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date
- Watch Shape: Round
- Case Color: Silver
- Case Material: Stainless Steel
- Movement: Mechanical (Automatic)
- Year of Manufacture: 1980-1989
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Band Color: Silver
- Age Group: Adult
- Display: Analog
- Brand: Rolex
- Case Size: 34mm
- Face Color: White
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
- Style: Casual
- Caseback: Solid
- Dial Style: 12-Hour Dial
- Band Material: Stainless Steel
- Features: Date Display
- Complications: Date Indicator
