Vulcain Pocket Watch
Wonderful hunter-case pocket watch made of 14K gold by Vulcain
With two beautiful complications a quarter-hour repetition carillon and a chronograph
White dial with black Arabic numerals, black outer 1/5 second divisions with Arabic five minute markers
Subsidiary dials at 6 for constant seconds
Winding stem at 3 o'clock
3 lid hinges positioned at 9 o’clock
Outer side case with engine turned pattern detail and engraved initials
Inside with gold hallmarks, 14K confirmed by the Swiss hallmark of a single squirrel and an «angel with the bell» said to be the trademark of Maurice Ditisheim, founder of the Vulcain manufacture.
Presentation inscription to reverse dust proof cuvette:
- 8 medals
- Paris 1889 (bronze medal at the most famous exhibition where Eiffel Tower), Chicago 1893 (gold medal at the Watchmaking Exhibition)
- Genève 1896 (Geneva national Fair silver medal)
- Souvenirs; N° 13781 (serial number); Vulcain Watch C°; Chauds-de-Fonds; Switzerland; 15 Avril 1913
Movement inscribed with «+ 15833» a brake regulator for the repeater invention of Barbezat-Baillot, patented in 1893. The «+» is a cross, it denotes a Swiss patent
Diameter 55 mm
Weight 98.4 grams
Circa 1896-1900