Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 26, 2024

LOT 3

VULCAIN, REF. 100152080L, CRICKET-NAUTICAL HERITAGE, STEEL

HKD 20,000 - 40,000

EUR 2,400 - 4,700 / CHF 2,200 - 4,400 / USD 2,600 - 5,200

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: HKD 17,500

A fine, limited, discontinued, stainless steel, self winding diver’s wristwatch with black dial, decompression tables and alarm.


Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Vulcain

Model Cricket-Nautical Heritage

Reference 100152080L

Year sold in 2014

Case No. 0022/1961

Bracelet leather strap with stainless steel Vulcain pin buckle

Diameter  42mm.

Caliber V-10, 17 Jewels

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories Vulcain fitted box, certificate, sales invoice

Biography

Modern interpretation of the 1961 “classic” with mechanical alarm and decompression stop calculator. The “Nautical-Cricket” was introduced in 1961 as a true diving instrument, taking the functionality of the mechanical alarm a step further with the addition of decompression tables built into the dial. It was designed with the help of diver Hannes Keller who, at the time, held the record for the deepest dive (222 metres). The 16 holes in the case-back allow the alarm to be audible even at these depths. All this was done to minimise the risk to the diver who did not have access to the types of dive computers that their contemporaries enjoy today.