SOLD - Vintage 1960s Vulcain Cricket Waterprotected Case Gold Filled
SKU:
811102663
$1,100.00
$850.00
$850.00
per item
Offering for sale is this Vulcain Cricket from the 1960s with manual wind caliber 120 and its original dial, case and crowns. This iconic Cricket is very minty and barely worn by its original owner. Working perfectly and just overhauled - very tough to find with the "Waterprotected" dial / case. Gold filled case with stainless steel caseback.
Vulcain earned its noblest title in the mid-20th century. In 1947, the “Fabrique de Montres Vulcain” presented the first genuinely operational alarm wristwatch. The idea of incorporating an alarm within a watch was not entirely new. But no watchmaker had ever succeeded in developing a standard-size movement capable of producing a sound powerful enough to awaken its owner. In rising to this challenge, Robert Ditisheim called upon the talents of the finest watchmakers and engineers. After five years of research and development, he presented the famous mechanical hand- wound Cricket calibre, equipped with two barrels, one for the movement and the other for the alarm, emitting a strident sound reminiscent of the shrill chirping of a cricket – hence its name.
Vulcain earned its noblest title in the mid-20th century. In 1947, the “Fabrique de Montres Vulcain” presented the first genuinely operational alarm wristwatch. The idea of incorporating an alarm within a watch was not entirely new. But no watchmaker had ever succeeded in developing a standard-size movement capable of producing a sound powerful enough to awaken its owner. In rising to this challenge, Robert Ditisheim called upon the talents of the finest watchmakers and engineers. After five years of research and development, he presented the famous mechanical hand- wound Cricket calibre, equipped with two barrels, one for the movement and the other for the alarm, emitting a strident sound reminiscent of the shrill chirping of a cricket – hence its name.
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