99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 505
Vulcain Watch Co., Swiss, "Cricket-Nautical 300m-1000f", Ref. S 2321 A / S 2322 B, 42 mm, circa 1967
A diver's legendary vintage wristwatch with alarm
Case: steel, later original push back with engraving, US Patents 2568795 - 2644294 Swiss Patents, crown at 4 o’clock to adjust decompression table, button at 2 o'clock for alarm. 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. Hardly any examples of this model ever come on the market - around 20 pieces in the last seven years.
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 legendary vintage wristwatch with alarm
Case: steel, later original push back with engraving, US Patents 2568795 - 2644294 Swiss Patents, crown at 4 o’clock to adjust decompression table, button at 2 o'clock for alarm. 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. Hardly any examples of this model ever come on the market - around 20 pieces in the last seven years.
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
7.000—9.000 €
Price realized
11.000 €