Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 177

Vulcain Cricket Revolution GMT 150Th Anniversary Vulcain, Swiss, ?Cricket GMT Automatic?, no. 055, ref. 210129.192. Made circa 2010. Fine, world-time, water-resistant, self-winding stainless steel wristwatch with alarm, centerseconds, 24-hour day and night indication and a black leather strap with stainless steel double deployant clasp. accompanied by the fitted box, warranty and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs, back with holes for alarm sounding, crown at 3 for hand and alarm hand setting, crown at 4 for the revolving second time zone ring, button at 2 for alarm setting and silence, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied steel faceted luminous baton indexes and Arabic quarter hour numerals, outer 24-hour day and night indication, inner painted Arabic numerals for the alarm setting, outermost revolving ring for the world-time with the names of 24 world cities, central aperture revealing the movement. Luminous steel dauphine hands. M. Cal. V21, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. diaM. 42 mm. tHiCKness 14.5 mm.