Introduced in 1944, Universal Genève’s Tri-CompaxTri-CompaxUniversal Genève’s model name for a watch combining chronograph, calendar and moon-phase functions. The three refers to these complications, rather than the number of dial registers. It is not a generic name for every chronograph with three subdials. combines chronographChronographA watch function for starting, stopping and resetting an elapsed-time measurement independently of the ordinary time display., calendar and moon-phaseMoon-phase displayAn astronomical indication showing the Moon’s changing appearance through its cycle, averaging about 29.5 days. Display accuracy and the interval between corrections depend on the mechanism; a maker’s specification for one calibre should not be applied to every moon-phase watch. functions. The maker describes a sportier reissue in the 1960s.
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3 references in production order. Overlapping bars show overlapping recorded dates.
Dates are those recorded in the catalog. Faint bars mark approximate dates; a dashed point marks a single known endpoint. Undated references remain visible. Chronological order does not establish a predecessor or successor relationship.