{"product_id":"volta-minute-repeater-18k-gold-pocket-watch","title":"Volta Minute Repeater 18K Gold Pocket Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003ePocket watches nowadays are just a reminder of a distant time before wristwatches ever existed and serve very little practical purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough some of the more special movements ever made were used in pocket watches and for some time even some wristwatches relied on these fantastic movements for reliability and precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolta was founded by Maurice Ditisheim which eventually turned into the well known Vulcain watches brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ditisheims were a prominent dynasty of Swiss Watch industrialists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eimmigrating first to Hegenheim, France and t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehen to La Chaux-De-Fonds, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSwitzerland in 1858 to escape religious persecution, Jacques Ditisheim and his descendants were instrumental in the development of the Swiss watchmaking i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003endustry. The Ditisheims have links with other prominent industrialist families of Swiss watchmaking, including the Gallets,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Eberhards, Vogels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and Blums, forming a close inner circle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhich led the country's industry during the 19th and 20th centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey were formidable watchmakers and contributed greatly to the advance of mechanical movements. This VOLTA minute repeater is a testament to their work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis example here is a 55mm solid 18K gold case with a beautiful intricate guilloché finish on the outside and an engraved inside dust cover with many of the awards won.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's in fantastic condition, the movement is absolutely perfect and working as it should, and hearing that minute repeater is just priceless...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watch Garage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39764162707518,"sku":"","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/8845\/9567\/products\/60E24ED4-E4E6-4868-89B9-89F2EA6B4792-3748-00000350E6E15BC7.jpg?v=1652566624","url":"https:\/\/watch-garage.com\/en\/products\/volta-minute-repeater-18k-gold-pocket-watch","provider":"Watch Garage Porto","version":"1.0","type":"link"}