Universal Geneve***Evil Nina 885103/01*** 1960's

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UNIVERSAL GENEVE Compax, 885103/01 ‘Evil Nina’, Circa 1960’s
Serial: 2568694
Circa: 1960’s
Reference: 885103/01

DIAL: Black ‘reverse panda’ with white registers. Universal Geneve, Compax and SWISS T 25 printed on the dial. Silver hour minutes hand, red chronograph seconds hand and black baton counter hands.

CASE: 37mm, stainless steel with lyre lugs, hesalite crystal, screw back. Signed U crown.

MOVEMENT: Valjoux 72 (Cal 85), hand wound mechanical column wheel chronograph, 17 jewels

BRACELET: Vintage leather strap

CONDITION: Overall great original condition, bezel is mint, dial lume has rich patina and is intact, hands are all original with their tritium intact, the case is unpolished and the lug at 5 o’clock has a scatch on bottom side.

NOTES: The Universal Geneve reference 885103 is nicknamed the Nina Rindt because the model & wife of famous race car driver Jochen Rindt was often seen wearing this watch. The reference she wore had the white ‘panda dial’ and therefore the black dial with the red chronograph seconds hand has come to be known as the ‘Evil Nina’.

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