Swiss 18 carat gold and enamel fine quality full hunter Circa 1920

Gold gentlemen’s watch
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A fine quality hunting cased pocket watch made by Vulcain in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, circa 1920. This watch features a numbered coin edged case crafted from 18 carat gold, both covers with central guilloché decoration surrounded by white enamelled and engraved floral decoration on a blue engine turned ground, the front has a fine monogrammed cartouche. The cuvette is engraved with technical details and prize medals from Paris 1889, Chicago 1893 and Genève 1896. The silvered dial features Arabic hour numerals, an outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and steel Breguet hands. The movement features a lever escapement with Geneva striping decoration and 15 rubies.
The dial and cuvette are signed.
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Diameter: 47.5 mm
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Weight: 65 g
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Signed: Vulcain
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Vulcain
Vulcain was founded in 1858 by Jacque Ditisheim and his three sons: Gaspard, Aaron and Maurice. Like many watchmakers during this time, the company started out specializing in pocket watches before branching out into wristwatches.

One of Vulcain’s most notable inventions was in 1947 with the release of the world’s first mechanical wristwatch with an alarm complication. This incredible piece of mechanical engineering won many plaudits and was awarded the International Chronometry Competition at the Neuchâtel Observatory. The watch was also adopted by a number of U.S. Presidents, including Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson.

Based in Le Locle, Switzerland, Vulcain to this day produces a collection of fine mechanical wristwatches, including chronographs, dive watches and their coveted Cricket model, which incorporates their in-house manufactured V10 mechanical movement with alarm.

With more than 150 years of history and innovation, Vulcain can be considered one of the unsung heroes of Swiss watchmaking and holds a distinctive place in the world of fine watchmaking thanks to its iconic models and unique mechanical movements.