$17,825
Set of five, Revue Thommen, "Cricket" wristwatches. Produced in a limited edition of 50 examples in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the first Cricket wristwatch. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Fine and rare, center-seconds, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with alarm, two crowns and date, and an original platinum buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate Guilloché champlevé enamel with applied white gold dart indexes, the logo RR at 12, outer graduation for the alarm in painted Arabic numerals, aperture for the date, at the center, an engraved representation of the Capitol building in Washington DC. "dauphine" tritium coated white gold hands. Notes This collection of numbered watches comprises: • o. 09/50 - yellow dial • o. 09/50 - silver dial • o. 00/50 - blue dial • o. 00/50 - red dial • o. 09/50 - green dial Created in 1947, the Revue Thommen Cricket wristwatch is considered to be the first acoustic alarm watch. The company’s catalogue for that year stated, "The challenge facing the Cricket's inventor Robert Ditisheim was to reproduce the strident cry of the cricket, a small insect with a big sound. [Achieved by] a system comprising an alarm mechanism with an acoustic membrane and sound chamber." The Cricket embarked upon an illustrious career with new models introduced from 1947 until 1975. When United States Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson and Richard ixon all chose to wear a Cri
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-09-22
