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Vulcain Chronograph (Ref. 1376) Valjoux Cal. 7733, 1960s

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.

Maker / attribution: Vulcain (maker)
Date: 1960s
Historical period: Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)
Country of origin: Switzerland
Object type: Wristwatch
Dealer: Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles
Stock no.: VLCCHRO
Credit line: Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (VLCCHRO)
Catalogue title (original): 1960s Vulcain Chronograph (Ref. 1376) Valjoux Cal. 7733 (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number VLCCHRO), this is a wristwatch by Vulcain, made in Switzerland, dated 1960s. The Atlas places it in the Modern Mechanical Horology period (1945 – 1969) of its Wristwatches collection. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Craft & Tailored

When you think of Vulcain, you probably think of the Cricket, the brand's semi-famous, cult-favorite alarm watch. But as you might expect, the brand that put a tiny, tinny alarm inside a watch had a few other fun pieces up their sleeves as well. Like this amazing chronograph from the 1960s, which features a bright and slightly colorful dial paired with the fantastic manual-wind Valjoux 7733 movement. It's a really beautiful piece that, while it might be quieter than the Cricket, lets its looks do all the talking. SPECS Stock # VLCCHRO Brand Vulcain Style Chronograph Model 1374 Serial N/A Size Men's Material Nickel Plated Brass W/ SS Case Back Dial Silver Millimeters 37 Bracelet 2pc Handmade Leather Strap CASE & BRACELET The nickel-plated brass case is in original and gently polished condition with minimal signs of use and the brass mid-case subtly showing through on the case edges. It retains its original unsigned crown and pushers. The stainless steel case back is clean, showing almost no signs of use. The watch will be supplied on a 2-piece handmade leather strap. DIAL & HANDS The bright silver dial is exceptional and features red and blue timing scales on the outer edge of the dial with a black minutes track. The hour markers feature onyx enamel inlays, which match those of the baton hour and minute hands and the all-black chronograph hand. ACCESSORIES

Historical context

Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)

Tool watches for divers, pilots and astronauts; electric watches anticipate the electronic age.

The classic era of the mechanical wristwatch: dive watches, chronographs for motor racing and space flight, GMT watches for jet travel, slim dress watches, automatic calendars, and the rise of Japanese manufacturers alongside Swiss, American, German and Soviet industries.

Read the period in the timeline More wristwatches from this period Earlier: Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking

Atlas type guide

Chronographs and split-seconds watches

A chronograph is a watch with an additional seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero independently of the timekeeping. Louis Moinet built an early example in 1816 and Nicolas Rieussec a recording 'chronographe' in 1821; Adolphe Nicole's heart-shaped reset cam (patented 1862) made the modern return-to-zero possible. Split-seconds (rattrapante) chronographs add a second hand that can be stopped for intermediate times; flyback chronographs restart instantly.

Chronographs were essential tools for doctors (pulsometer scales), artillery (telemeter), engineers and sport. In wristwatches, Valjoux, Venus, Lemania and later the automatic chronographs of 1969 (Zenith El Primero, the Chronomatic Calibre 11 group and Seiko 6139) are milestones.

What to look for

Push-pieces on the case band or a single button in the crown (monopusher).
Subsidiary registers for minutes and hours; tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales.
Column wheel versus cam control visible in the movement.
Calibre markings of specialist makers (Valjoux, Lemania, Venus, Landeron).

Dating clues

Pocket chronographs with heart cam reset: after 1862.
Wrist chronographs: from c. 1910; two-button designs from the 1930s.
Automatic chronographs: from 1969.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

Mechanisms mentioned

Chronograph — Complication
Alarm — Complication

Record completeness

Maker or attributionRecorded
DateRecorded
Place or countryRecorded
MaterialsNot in source
DimensionsNot in source
Narrative descriptionRecorded
Inscriptions / marksNot in source
ProvenanceNot in source
Several photographsRecorded

Editorial status: Documented — facts as published by the source; not independently verified by Atlas editors.

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Sources & image rights

Record source: Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (opens another website in a new tab).

Image rights: © Craft & Tailored — dealer photographs; permission required (opens another website in a new tab).

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Cite this record

"Vulcain Chronograph (Ref. 1376) Valjoux Cal. 7733, 1960s." Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles, VLCCHRO. Catalogue record in The Horology Atlas, WatchMuseum.org, https://atlas.watchmuseum.org/museum/vulcain-chronograph-ref-1376-valjoux-cal-7733-1960s-756d5b.