Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 60

VULCAIN, LIMITED EDITION WORLD TIME CLOISONNE DIAL, ?AEROPOSTALE? PINK GOLD Vulcain, ?Cricket GMT World Time Limited Edition?, No. 15/25. Sold in 2011. 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 the scattered stars, crescent moon in the night sky and and an Aeropostale airplane, applied pink gold round hour indexes, outer brushed silver 24-hour ring for the alarm with corresponding hand, outermost world time ring. Luminous pink gold dauphine hands. M. Exactomatic, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating fl at 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.