Maker: |
Universal Geneve |
Model: |
Tri-Compax Evil Clapton |
Reference No.: |
Ref 881101/02 |
Date: |
1968 |
Serial No.: |
2,471,XXX |
Case: |
Unpolished razor-sharp steel case, 36mm. with curved and chamfered 19mm lugs, original bezel in beautiful condition with the ‘Dot over Ninety' and accent on the Tachmètre, case back stamped with the reference number and serial numbers. |
Dial: |
Black dial with 4 subs including the moonphase dial with date ring, 2 apertures for the day of the week and the month printed in red, original steel hands with the original lume, all subs with the original black-painted hands and the original lume dots over the white-painted indices, original red-painted chronograph hand. |
Movement: |
Fully signed calibre 72 movement |
Strap: |
With the original UG stainless steel bracelet by Gay Frères, dated 1969 and with the original UW links |
Info: |
This fantastic unrestored example has an unpolished case, it comes with the original bezel, bracelet, box and paperwork. Whilst many Rolex and Pateks have their original papers and boxes, for a vintage UG Compax or Tri-Compax to have the ‘Full Set' is incredibly rare. The Universal Genève Tri-Compax comes in various different dial variations; this reference 881101/02 being a rare variant as it features a distinctive black dial with white sub-registers. It is termed the “Evil Clapton”, because the watch was made famous by legendary guitarist Eric Clapton, who was often photographed wearing a similar reference – the 881101 which has the same layout but in reverse with silver dial and black subs. This is a very complicated watch; it has a thirty-minute register at three o'clock, a twelve-hour register at six o'clock, the sub-seconds register at nine o'clock and an aperture for the moon-phase at 12 o'clock with a concentric date ring. On both sides, two apertures reveal the day and the month (in French), respectively. The case of this ref. 881101/02 Tri-Compax remains unpolished; the original plexi-glass correctly displays the floating ‘U' symbol. “TEN” The new Universal Genève book In addition to all this the new Universal Genève “TEN” book has just been published and it includes extensive references to the rare Tri-Compax models and it sheds new light on how many were made and the different models that exist |
Box & Papers: |
Full Set of original papers and box |
