1940s Universal Genève Tri-Compax Chronograph Ref. 22258

Why This Watch Matters The epitome of Universal Genève's chronograph dominance in the 1940s, this ref. 22258 Tri-Compax is in overall beautiful condition and ready for another 80 years. The Full Story The Universal Genève Tri-Compax is one of the brand's most well respected models. It has a beautiful moon-phase window at 12 o'clock with a red calendar hand for the 31-day indication around the register. Bookending this sub-dial are the day aperture to the left and month aperture to the right. The Tri-Compax model traces back to 1944, when it was shown at Baselworld to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. Considered tool watches in their day, these models gave the wearer calendar functions along with a chronograph to time anything up to 12 hours long. The movement inside is Universal Genève's column-wheel caliber 481. For ease of setting the calendar, the three corrector buttons are placed on the band of the case. The reference 22258 example we have here is an earlier example of the