Want to find this book...

Diabolik

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Diabolik

My view on the book is that it is far from complete. It completely misses the early genesis of the 60s compax range which begun much earlier than 1965, but 1961 ! The compax and tri-compax models started off with the 227XX references, the caliber 281 and the caliber 130 which was very different from the Caliber 85. It is a Valjoux 72 but a much higher quality build, similar to the Rolex Daytona V72, which is does not mention at all. Another thing to note, is that not all caliber 281s had the brequet hairspring. That is only seen in the early 281.

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fibonacci

Does the 100 ans de tradition horlogere book have anything on early 1960s / 227xx chronographs?

Larry S

What we need is a three hander book and some collated notes to fill the holes in Sala IMO.

M morningtundra

Have any of the UG collectors here come across this book?

I'm trying to track down a copy, or at least find out if it's worth the effort.

Universal Geneve 100 ans de tradition horlogere
Hardcover - Unabridged, January 1, 1994 by Fred Sanschti & Laura Rivolta

Tohz

For those interested in the auction catalog section of this book, the Antiquorum catalog has been digitized and is available here:
https://watchlibrary.org/en/details/AQ_1994-04-09_1

Mark020

Yes