Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 71

Vulcain Pink Gold Limited Edition World- Time Cloisonne Dial, French Cockerell Vulcain, ?Cricket GMT World Time Limited Edition?, No. 18/25. Made circa 2005. Very fine and rare, large, world time, 18K pink gold, center-seconds, water-resistant wristwatch with alarm, polychrome cloisonné dial and an 18K pink gold Vulcain buckle. Accompanied by a Vulcain fitted box, guarantee and instruction manual.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs, screw-down crown at 4 for rotating the world time ring, at 3 for the hand-setting and winding and pusher at 2 for the alarm on/off, back drilled for sound, sapphire crystal. D. Polychrome cloisonné enamel on gold decorated with a cockerel, applied pink gold round hour indexes, outer brushed silver 24-hour ring for the alarm with corresponding hand, outermost world-time ring with the names of 24 world cities. Luminous pink gold dauphine hands. M. Exactomatic, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, alarm striking with a single hammer on a bronze bell. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.