Vintage Rare VULCAIN GRAND PRIX SURFBOARD 2 Register Chronograph, Box
Item History & Price
Of all mid-Century chronograph Vulcains I own, the "Grand Prix Chronograph" one has the rarest dial.
Here is an identical model on Analog/Shift which sold for $2, 200 https://shop.analogshift.com/products/vulcain-two-register-chronograph
Here is an identical model on Calibre11.com which sells for $3, 250 https://forums.calibre11.com...
Quick recap:
Face: 100% original, unpainted/lumed/touched, black & white with "radio" or "skateboard" ...dial. The printing and lume on the dial and hands is real good. The dial shows very very few blemishes and the hands show some minor paint/lume loss but almost invisible.
Case: Not sure whether solid stainless steel or chromed, but the case is sold with barely any scuff marks. The winder and pushers are in real good shape, as is the caseback cover, with real clear engraving despite scratches. The case is large at 37.5mm (39mm with crown).
Movement: Serviced Valjoux 7733. The watch keeps excellent time. The chrono starts/stops/resets to perfect zero crisply (I am looking at the photos closeup and looks like the sweep second hand resets a degree to the left of zero but close enough) Winding is smooth and time setting has normal stiffness.
Strap: brand new German handmade high-quality leather Fluco racing strap.
Box: the box i purchased the watch in some time ago, believed to be the original 60s box the watch came in, in amazing shape for its age.
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From Analog/shift:
Vulcain is likely best known for its innovative Cricket alarm watch. While brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre developed its own wrist alarm, Vulcain is noteworthy for doing it first. Unveiled in 1947, the Cricket ranks as one of the most accurate and well-known of Vulcain's watches, and has been bestowed to almost every President since Truman.Yet despite this lineage, Vulcain also produced other wristwatches--many of them with complications such as chronographs. The brand's founder, Maurice Ditisheim, was himself an expert in the production of complicated movements for pocket-watches. So it's no surprise that his company--named after that divine master mechanic, the god Vulcan--would produce perhaps the most versatile of complications, the chronograph.Along with many other brands (from Hamilton to Rolex), Vulcain utilized chronograph movements designed by famed èbauche manufacturer Valjoux. Valjoux--founded by Adolphe Nicole in 1844--specialized from the very beginning in the production of manually-wound chronograph movements. The manufacturer further changed the course of horological history by developing the first chronograph movement with a column wheel in the 1890s, a technology which would be featured in almost every chronograph until Landeron developed the cam in the late 1940s.The Vulcain chrono that we feature here utilizes the Valjoux 7733, the same movement that powered early versions of the Heuer Carrera. The crowning feature of this chrono is without question its dial, an unusual surfboard design with a funky accent in the center, reminiscent of a radio cabinet from the 1960s. Housed in an a 36.5mm case and fitted with barrel pushers, the result is a visually-arresting watch, sporty and sharp--which will make a perfect companion for fans of exotic dial designs and racing spirit.
Here is an identical model on Analog/Shift which sold for $2, 200 https://shop.analogshift.com/products/vulcain-two-register-chronograph
Here is an identical model on Calibre11.com which sells for $3, 250 https://forums.calibre11.com...
Quick recap:
Face: 100% original, unpainted/lumed/touched, black & white with "radio" or "skateboard" ...dial. The printing and lume on the dial and hands is real good. The dial shows very very few blemishes and the hands show some minor paint/lume loss but almost invisible.
Case: Not sure whether solid stainless steel or chromed, but the case is sold with barely any scuff marks. The winder and pushers are in real good shape, as is the caseback cover, with real clear engraving despite scratches. The case is large at 37.5mm (39mm with crown).
Movement: Serviced Valjoux 7733. The watch keeps excellent time. The chrono starts/stops/resets to perfect zero crisply (I am looking at the photos closeup and looks like the sweep second hand resets a degree to the left of zero but close enough) Winding is smooth and time setting has normal stiffness.
Strap: brand new German handmade high-quality leather Fluco racing strap.
Box: the box i purchased the watch in some time ago, believed to be the original 60s box the watch came in, in amazing shape for its age.
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I have 100% good feedback so bid with confidence.
From Analog/shift:
Vulcain is likely best known for its innovative Cricket alarm watch. While brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre developed its own wrist alarm, Vulcain is noteworthy for doing it first. Unveiled in 1947, the Cricket ranks as one of the most accurate and well-known of Vulcain's watches, and has been bestowed to almost every President since Truman.Yet despite this lineage, Vulcain also produced other wristwatches--many of them with complications such as chronographs. The brand's founder, Maurice Ditisheim, was himself an expert in the production of complicated movements for pocket-watches. So it's no surprise that his company--named after that divine master mechanic, the god Vulcan--would produce perhaps the most versatile of complications, the chronograph.Along with many other brands (from Hamilton to Rolex), Vulcain utilized chronograph movements designed by famed èbauche manufacturer Valjoux. Valjoux--founded by Adolphe Nicole in 1844--specialized from the very beginning in the production of manually-wound chronograph movements. The manufacturer further changed the course of horological history by developing the first chronograph movement with a column wheel in the 1890s, a technology which would be featured in almost every chronograph until Landeron developed the cam in the late 1940s.The Vulcain chrono that we feature here utilizes the Valjoux 7733, the same movement that powered early versions of the Heuer Carrera. The crowning feature of this chrono is without question its dial, an unusual surfboard design with a funky accent in the center, reminiscent of a radio cabinet from the 1960s. Housed in an a 36.5mm case and fitted with barrel pushers, the result is a visually-arresting watch, sporty and sharp--which will make a perfect companion for fans of exotic dial designs and racing spirit.
