Mulco Prima

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Carlton-Browne

·Jun 2, 2017

Yesterday's Financial Times had one of their Watches & Jewellery specials yesterday and one of the articles is about a specialist at Phillips called Paul Maudsely. A Mulco Prima Tri-Compax appears to be one of his favourite personal watches and I can't help thinking it bears a rather striking resemblance to the UG equivalent.

https://www.ft.com/content/1485af56-1954-11e7-9c35-0dd2cb31823a


The watch (including better pictures) appears elsewhere on the web.


https://www.revolution.watch/collec...ps-watches-international-specialist-director/


He refers in passing to the fact that it is often mistaken for a UG in this video (from 12:47)

https://www.pageandcooper.com/blog/one-to-watch-paul-maudsley/
https://www.pageandcooper.com/blog/one-to-watch-paul-maudsley/
Unfortunately I can't find any reference to who might have made the movement. Does anybody else think it's a re-badged UG?

 

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x3no

·Jun 2, 2017

1950's time period.. Looks like a duck... quacks like a duck...

Considering the darker Mulco Prima logo, I'm guessing it's a re-badged UG Tri-Compax.

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Jun 2, 2017

Not a re-branded UG. Movement is by Venus rather than Martel. Breitling did something similar.

 

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10H10

·Jun 2, 2017

Strange, there is just 1 quick setting pusher on the left...

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Jun 2, 2017

One difference between the Mulco and the Breitling is that the former is not cased in stainless steel.

 

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PHPHD

·Jun 2, 2017

There's only one quick set because you don't have a day/month indicator - the quickset on the Venus only deals with the moonphase.

@DirtyDozen12 Isn't the Mulco in stainless steel? It doesn't look chromed to me...

 

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10H10

·Jun 2, 2017

PHPHD

There's only one quick set because you don't have a day/month indicator - the quickset on the Venus only deals with the moonphase.

@DirtyDozen12 Isn't the Mulco in stainless steel? It doesn't look chromed to me...

Right, I answered to quickly ! 🤔

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Jun 2, 2017

PHPHD

@DirtyDozen12 Isn't the Mulco in stainless steel? It doesn't look chromed to me...

The back is marked "Fond Acier Inoxydable". In one of the images above, you can see that the color of the stainless steel bracelet appears warmer than the cold, chromium-plated case.

 

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PHPHD

·Jun 2, 2017

Gotcha - thanks @DirtyDozen12

 

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Carlton-Browne

·Jun 3, 2017

PHPHD

There's only one quick set because you don't have a day/month indicator

Silly me - of course it doesn't ergo it's not a Tri-Compax. I've amended the thread title slightly.

 

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LouS

·Jun 3, 2017·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

Why not "Bi-Compax" since one of the complications is not present? Or why not leave the "Compax" nomenclature out at all, since it is an unrelated watch, mechanically speaking?

 

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Redondo444

·Sep 10, 2024

Well - this topic is quite old - anyways my question is related to "Mulco" and "Prima":

Mulco Prima seems to be not only used on this watch dial but also on other watch dials from Mulco.

In addition there seem to be other Watchbrands using the wording "Prima" - e.g. MYR "Prima".

Any idea what it stands for and in addition any ideas on the production years on Mulco watches?

I didnt find anything helpful on e.g. mikrolisk

Thanks for your support

 

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Mark020

·Sep 10, 2024·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/blogprima.php