Vulcain - Cricket - Men - 1960-1969

1950s Vulcain Cricket Watch

Beautiful mechanical Vulcain Cricket watch, the famous Swiss alarm watch, in a 1950s style.

Features:

Brand: Vulcain, Cricket model (alarm watch)
Stainless steel case, screw-down case back engraved “Stainless Steel Back,” “Brevets Suisses,” “U.S. Pat. Appl. For”
Cream dial with period patina, teardrop markers and gold-tone numerals at 12, 3, 6, and 9, gold-tone hands
Central alarm hand and alarm-setting disc around the edge of the dial
Two crowns: for setting the time and winding the alarm
“Switzerland” marking on the dial
Case diameter: 36 mm including the crown
Recent brown rally-style leather strap (perforated, with white stitching), not original

Condition:
A vintage watch over 70 years old, showing signs of age:
patina on the dial, entirely normal for a piece from this period, with a few marks
wear scratches on the crystal and case
signs of oxidation on the case back and around the screws, as well as on the lugs
operation: the watch runs and the alarm sounds