101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 589
Vulcain Watch Co., Swiss, "Cricket-Nautical 300m-1000f", Case No. 969, Ref. 100107.024, 42 mm, circa 2010
A diver's wristwatch in mint condition, with alarm - new edition of the legendary "Cricket-Nautical 300m-1000f" from the 1960s - with original box, original accessories, operating instructions and blank guarantee
Case: steel, push back with engraving, button at 2 o'clock for alarm, crown at 4 o’clock to adjust decompression table, original steel buckle. Dial: black, inner rotating dial with decompression tables.
The Vulcain Cricket Nautical was launched in 1961 and is one of the rarest and most legendary diver’s watches ever.
The watch was developed by Hannes Keller, Arthur Droz and Max-Yves Brandly. Keller - a mathematician and physicist - was an avid diver and studied the phenomenon of decompression to enable longer and deeper dives. He fitted the watch with integrated decompression tables and an alarm function to remind the diver to return to the surface.
A diver's wristwatch in mint condition, with alarm - new edition of the legendary "Cricket-Nautical 300m-1000f" from the 1960s - with original box, original accessories, operating instructions and blank guarantee
Case: steel, push back with engraving, button at 2 o'clock for alarm, crown at 4 o’clock to adjust decompression table, original steel buckle. Dial: black, inner rotating dial with decompression tables.
The Vulcain Cricket Nautical was launched in 1961 and is one of the rarest and most legendary diver’s watches ever.
The watch was developed by Hannes Keller, Arthur Droz and Max-Yves Brandly. Keller - a mathematician and physicist - was an avid diver and studied the phenomenon of decompression to enable longer and deeper dives. He fitted the watch with integrated decompression tables and an alarm function to remind the diver to return to the surface.
Sold
estimated
1.500—2.500 €
Price realized
1.900 €