{"product_id":"vintage-universal-geneve-medico-compax-chronograph-ref-124146-4-oversized-case-cal-285-from-1957","title":"Vintage Universal Genève Medico-Compax Chronograph, Ref. 124146-4, Oversized Case, Cal. 285 from 1957","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Medico-Compax is one of the rarest lines in Universal Genève's chronograph family - a doctor's watch, built around a pulsations scale rather than a tachymeter. Stop the chronograph at the fifteenth heartbeat and the seconds hand reads the patient's pulse directly from the red outer scale. This example dates to 1957, confirmed by serial number 1888938, and carries the scale in Spanish - \"Graduado Para 15 Pulsaciones\" - indicating original delivery to a Spanish-speaking market, a detail rarely encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe case is solid rose gold, 37.5mm across and 45mm lug to lug - a generous size for a chronograph of this era - with a fluted bezel that set it apart from the standard smooth-bezel examples. The silvered dial holds a lot of information without crowding: applied rose gold markers with Arabic 12 and 6, rose gold dauphine hands, and blued steel chronograph and register hands for contrast. Running seconds sits at nine, the 45-minute counter at three, with the Medico-Compax signature above six.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eInside is the Caliber 285, Universal Genève's in-house hand-wound column-wheel chronograph - the same caliber family that powered the Compax line through its golden era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e✓ Professional inspection by our watchmaker\u003cbr\u003e✓ One-year warranty\u003cbr\u003e✓ Express shipping included\u003cbr\u003e✓ Carefully packed and ready to wear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCASE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSolid 18K rose gold case with fluted bezel and fluted caseband\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eReference 124146-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eCase diameter: 37.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eLug to lug: 45mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eTwo rectangular chronograph pushers, signed crown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eOriginal silvered dial with red outer pulsations scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\"Graduado Para 15 Pulsaciones\" - Spanish-language scale, graduated for 15 pulsations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eApplied rose gold baton markers with Arabic 12 and 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eRose gold dauphine hands, blued steel chronograph and register hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eRunning seconds at 9, 45-minute counter at 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\"Medico-Compax\" signature with U shield emblem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOVEMENT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eUniversal Genève Caliber 285, manual wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIn-house column-wheel chronograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eTwo-register layout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSwiss made\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DuMarko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49857484062972,"sku":null,"price":7990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2266\/1116\/files\/5H9A4685.jpg?v=1784031102","url":"https:\/\/dumarko.com\/products\/vintage-universal-geneve-medico-compax-chronograph-ref-124146-4-oversized-case-cal-285-from-1957","provider":"DuMarko","version":"1.0","type":"link"}