Vulcain 50s Presidents Cloisonné Grand feu "Pegasus" on the Mountain 200550.318L 18k Rose Gold Limited 18pc Edition “The Watch for Presidents" Retail $55,600 NIB 100% Authentic, come with Box and Papers, as seen in photos. Swiss made Vulcain Cloisonné Grand feu "Pegasus" 200550.318L, in a crafted polished 18k Rose Gold round shaped case measuring 42mm diameter. Fixed Rose Gold bezel with turned lugs. Automatic movement, power reserve up to ± 42 hours. Displays a scene of a Pegasus flying, Multi colored guilloche/ Cloisonné enamel dial with applied Rose Gold dot hour markers, Rose Gold hands, central alarm hand operated through the push button at 2 o’clock and crown at 3 o’clock, indexes, minute track at outer rim. Rose Gold Push/Pull crown, alarm pusher. Domed Scratch resistant Sapphire crystal, glazed display Sapphire window caseback revealing the stylized “V” for Vulcain in Rose Gold secured by six screws. Black Louisiana Alligator leather strap with Vulcain Rose Gold Tang Buckle. resistant to 50m/160ft Display signed " Vulcain ", Caseback inscribe & numbered, Movement signed. Limited Edition of 18 piece. Displays a Multi colored Cloisonné enamel scene of Pegasus flying over the mountains against translucent blue enamel. One of the best known Greek mythological creatures, Pegasus symbolizes power against evil forces and harnessing the spirit. Vulcan gained its notoriety (a notoriety that only the real aficionados are aware of, making the brand quite exclusive) by being the first manufacture to create alarm wristwatches, also known as ‘cricket-watches‘. These timepieces feature an alarm based on a mechanical device that is able to create a sound loud enough to be heard even in noisy situations in the rather small case of a wristwatch. Vulcain watches are also widely famous since the 1950s, as being the ‘presidents’ watch‘. Vulcain... Movement... Exactomatic.. Vulcain Cricket Manufacture Cricket Kaliber V-20, 36 jewels, 12-lignes mechanical unidirectional self-winding alarm calibre, ceramic ball bearings, rhodium coating, côte de Genève motifs, blued screws, 234 components, Equipped with twin barrels, one for the alarm and the other for the time, equipped with the Exactomatic system, lift angle 48°,diameter 28.00 mm, thickness 7.65 mm Frequency 18,000 vibrations per hour, Power reserve 42 hours, Alarm duration circa 20 seconds... The other patent: the Exactomatic. The Cricket caliber was also related to another exclusive development by the Manufacture Vulcain, an innovation patented in 1946 as the Exactomatic. The purpose of the Exactomatic principle is to equalise the friction on the balance-wheel axis in all positions by modifying the Incabloc endstones. This provides a more regular amplitude. So the Exactomatic principle provides greater accuracy and better regularity in the operation of the watch while, it is being worn. This sparked even greater interest by connoisseurs in all of Vulcain's calibres. ...