Compax

Ref. 885103 — “Nina Rindt”

Also written: 885103/02

discontinued1960s Valjoux eraDocumentedEvidenceProbableLast reviewed Not yet reviewed

Missing informationCore fields not yet documented for this reference: Water resistance

Known Variants

Classification

FactoryDocumented as shipped from the factory for this reference and period.PeriodNot original to this watch, but correct for its production period.ServiceFitted by the manufacturer's own service network. Not a defect.AftermarketThird-party part. Affects originality, not authenticity.ModifiedGenuine parts in a configuration the factory did not sell. Affects originality and value, not authenticity.CounterfeitDeceptive reproduction intended to pass as genuine.UnknownEvidence on file does not settle the question.

Dial

Factory

Black-dial execution (Evil Nina)

The reverse-panda execution, black with contrasting registers, is a legitimate factory configuration and is rarer than the white-dial version. It is not a fantasy dial, and it should not be treated as one — but it is also correspondingly attractive to reproduce.

Probable

Component compatibility

What this reference is documented to have carried, and in what capacity. A service part is the manufacturer's own work; only a counterfeit classification is a finding against the watch.

Documented calibers

Valjoux 72FactoryDefault configurationHigh confidence
1964–1967
Correct, and useful only to exclude. The same caliber sits in far cheaper Universal Genève references, so finding it confirms nothing about which reference this is.

Components

DialNina Rindt Compax panda dialFactoryDefault configurationProbable
1964–1967
Interrogate the dial first and hardest. The rest of the watch being genuine is the normal case here, not a reassurance.