Technicum Le Locle Triple Date Moonphase Chronograph “Datocompax” School Watch 23 December 1961

December 1961

The watch has a TV-esque look with blue outer section with awesome patina and purple/blue dial with sigma markings – meaning the hour makers are made in white gold

- Silver dial with Roman numerals

Cartier is well known for its luxury items

no lugs “build in strap “

Technicum Le Locle Triple Date Moonphase Chronograph “Datocompax” School Watch 23 December 1961This moonphase and annual calendar complication chronograph, known as a Dato Compax, is a particularly special piece! Referred to as a school watch or montre cole, this watch was created by a watchmaking student as part of their practical dissertation to graduate. Swiss technical colleges, like the Technicum in Le Locle, were established in the late 19th century to meet the demand for formally trained watchmakers, a crucial role in Switzerlands