Lot 136
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Universal. A rare and unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with pulsation dial
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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

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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
Cal. 287 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered dial, luminous Arabic and baton numerals, outer five minute divisions and red pulsometer scale graduated for 15 pulsations, the divisions gradually increasing in size, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 45 minutes registers, circular water-resistant-type case, screw back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
38 mm. diam.
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Lot Essay

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.

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