Hi guys

Would love to hear thoughts on this tri-compax.

Is the only picture I have currently

 

Incorrect hour hand. Incorrect minutes counter subdial hand. Replacement crown. Bottom pusher may be a replacement. Savagely overpolished. This is (was) a spider lug case; it looks like the lugs have almost entirely been rounded over with polishing. Here's an example of what those lugs are supposed to look like.

Hope you got a screaming deal and have a parts watch at home or have a return policy. Many of the parts that are wrong are unobtainable (or nearly so). Figure in ~$600-1000 for a servicing depending on what movement parts need to be obtained.

Always better to ask before you buy. We can help save you money and heart break.

 

Nice catch, on both accounts, Lou. Thought this was a seller's photo of a watch that was incoming.

Having now had a look at ref. 22283, I completely agree regarding the level of case polishing... and it's a good thing, too. Destroying a spider lug case like that would have been criminal. I'm also no longer convinced that the crown has been replaced. It may be original, or may not. Would need to see some more pictures.

In sum: I'm standing by my original comments about the hands, and the originality of the lower pusher needs to be investigated--can't tell from this one picture whether it has just seen some use/abuse and is missing some plating or has been replaced.

As a pre-sales assessment, be sure to inspect the movement or receive some pics of the movement and inside caseback. Based on the level of wear to the rest of the watch, you want to make sure you're not setting yourself up for a movement that obviously needs lots of parts.

 

Thanks guys- I haven't bought it- I always ask before doing anything as you guys seem to know a huge amount- was mainly asking as thought was an interesting piece and am looking for a Tri-Compax with numbers.

Thanks

 

Should have probably bought that one ! Heres my 22283 a large and awesome case !

 

The lugs are polished on top, and brush finish on the claw lug sides.

 

This in one I wear a lot of the time ! First Triconpax I purchased from Hess Fine in 1999 !