Hermès 'Presents The Universal Genève Compax' patek philippe complications Despite its founding in 1874

Despite its founding in 1874 as a movement manufacturer — and its reputation as a designer and producer of ultra-thin calibers

Only 1014 of these special watches were made

This watch emphasizes the fact that a watch can maintain visual balance in spite of asymmetry

The tonneau-shaped case with hooded lugs is typical of Omega's

It seems like everyone and their mother is wearing a vintage Rollie these days

Hermès 'Presents The Universal Genève Compax' patek philippe complications Despite its founding in 1874Herms presents the Compax Nothing excites the watch collector quite like a double signed dial. Common throughout the 20th century (and much less common today), the presence of a retailer signature adds significantly to both the value and historical interest of a watch. Back in the 1930s when this ad was produced, none other than Herms was a distributor of Swiss watchmaker Universal Genve a fact that led to beautiful, double signed dials on famous