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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 415

Ditisheim, Fabrique Vulcain, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Bienne, enamel artist "EV", circa 1925.Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel keyless slim lever chronometer dress watch.

CHF 12,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,300 - 10,300 / USD 9,000 - 11,000

C. Three-piece, "bassine" with extended band, back finely painted with Diana and a companion, bezels with light and dark blue enamel repeated pattern. D. Silvered, brushed, applied gold Arabic numerals, outer minute dot divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 34 mm. (16'''), rhodium-plated, 16 jewels, 5 adjustments, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator.Signed on dial, case and movement, painting signed by the artist's initials.Diam. 46 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3 - 6
Movement: 3*
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

The company was founded in 1858 by Maurice Ditisheim. At one point the company merged with Ditisheim & Freres, which had been founded by Gaspard Ditisheim. The new company traded under a few different names, "Vulcain" being the most important among them. In 1945 it became famous for developing a wrist alarm watch, the famous "Cricket".