Vulcain Cricket Honeycomb dial with Cal 120 in 14K YG

Vulcain Cricket Honeycomb dial with Cal 120 in 14K YG

Vulcain Cricket with honeycomb cream dial with gold batons and square markings for each hour. It is a “Swiss’ model. The watch has gold Sword style hands. The crown comes with the Vulcain logo and the alarm pusher is at 2 o’clock. It is a 14 K yellow gold back case with engraved inside “Hadsworth – 14K Gold – W313607 - US Patents 2554402– 2568795 – 2644294”. The watch comes with a “Special Bronze Alloy” gong for the cricket. It is a manual winding watch with caliber 120 and 17 jewels. The watch comes with a beige strap and width between lugs is 17mm. Lovely collectible watch. 

History

Vulcain & Studio SA was founded in 1858 in La Chaux de Fonds. Vulcain introduced the first mass-produced alarm wristwatch in 1947, called “Cricket”, and remain very popular to this day. The name is attributed to the perceptible sound of the eponymous insect. In 1958 was launched the “Golden Voice”, first alarm wristwatch for ladies. Also the name has a reason behind it, the gold alarm membrane that makes a particularly beautiful sound. Another accomplishment by owner Robert Ditisheim’s team was in 1961 when it launched the first waterproof alarm watch called the “Nautical”. Today, the owner of the company is PMH SA. In 2005, it launched the “Imperial Gong” tourbillon where the hammer gently strikes a chime spring.  

Technical details

Manual wind movement with caliber 120, 17 jewel and 18,000 A/h. It is engraved on the movement “US Pat 2554402 – D.B.P. 920958 – 2568795 – 2644294”. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 33.50mm


Length including lugs: 41mm