Universal Geneve Tri-Compax 22297 2

10H10

Seriously, here's a first generation 1956 that was on ebay recently and that seems 100% original, even the crystal ! (different dial from your last photo, longer indexes and no circle around the date), you can see that the hands are "second" generation type but they are made for this dial (look at the end matching the markers. Sala's got these hands on the first generation aswell page 351. So I stick to all kind of mixing in the (long) transition period.

Larry S

@Sethtdmp ...Thanks for tossing your watch to the "wolves" and adding to the knowledge base here. As you can see we LOVE a good dial debate here on UG forums! You can see there is considerable variation on dials. UG was very "fluid". So while your watch may have a later dial it is STILL a UG original and NOT a redial. Good reference thread created.

Florent

I have studied this possibility. I had the opportunity to buy this reference and a NOS dial from a 222100/2 and IMHO, this watch is a franken.

The number after the reference 222100, 1 or 2, refer to the dial with is on it.

222100/1, long indexes and no tachy

222100/2 with tacky scale

For the 22297, there is three possibility.

22297/1 with steel lumed indexes

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(redial)

22297/2, same indexes but in gold with hands in gold
as Larry

22297/3 with different indexes. Probably the later one which looks like the later dial. Hands are different also