Universal Geneve Tri-Compax Angelus Heuer made clocks for race

Heuer made clocks for race cars and stopwatches for those who timed the laps

This slim and elegant piece couldn't be any further removed from the bulk of the Royal Oak Offshore line that the brand is perhaps most commonly known for amongst today's collectors

With an appearance as revolutionary as the movement inside it

based on the varying aesthetic preferences around the world

Not surprisingly

Universal Geneve Tri-Compax Angelus Heuer made clocks for raceIn 1944, a watch was released at the Basel Fair that would forever change the watch industry: the Universal Genve Tri Compax. Switzerlands neutrality during the Second World War meant that the country could continue to export watches. Accordingly, watches made by Universal Genve found their way to the wrists of Axis and Allies alike. Hermann Gring, the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany, owned one, as did Harry S Truman. Though the later 1960s