Universal Genève Compax 1950

Why We Love it Close your eyes and picture yourself in East Central France, Burgundy to be precise, sipping on a glass of  a delicious “Pinot Noir” in the middle of one of their famous vineyards. Picturing it? Good. That’s what this Universal Genève 1950 Panda chronograph makes us feel with its burgundy colored chronograph counters and strap. It’s almost as if we just took the Concorde back to France for a tipple of the good stuff. With its sharp twisted lugs and tachymeter bezel, the Compax 1950 is a nice wink not only to its predecessors on the UG side, but also to the Omega Speedmaster. As with the 1960s models, Universal Genève also experimented with a kaleidoscope of exotic dial colors. This one, a Reference 884.47) features a burgundy bezel and subsidiary registers, making it one of the most playful takes on the panda dial language of its forebears. Since exotic-dial Compaxes from the 1960s command a hefty premium in today's market, this reissue gives collectors a chance to wear