The Vulcain Cricket Returns with a Range of Dial Options in Two Case Sizes
Vulcain is a brand that will be familiar to many enthusiasts and collectors. Maybe you?re a vintage collector, or spend a lot of time browsing for under the radar bargains at Wind Vintage (Eric Wind is a notable fan of the brand). Or maybe you?re a fan of the alarm complication, which surely would have won the ?Most Likely to Put a Smile on Your Face for Reasons We Can?t Quite Identify? senior superlative, if there were such a thing for watch complications. Whatever history you might have with Vulcain, or what what draws you to them now, their relaunch under the guidance of Guillaume Laidet (the watch entrepreneur responsible for reviving Nivada-Grenchen and Excelsior Park) is one of the more exciting developments in the space in recent memory. That?s largely due to the prospect of a new Cricket, the brand?s most iconic watch. If there?s an alarm watch resurgence on the way (one can dream?) the Cricket really needs to be a part of it.Â
The Cricket is a watch with real history. It was the first mechanical alarm watch, and was quite popular for a time in part because it was worn by several United States presidents, who have been gifted Crickets since the Harry Truman administration (Eisenhower, Nixon, and Lyndon Johnson were also known to have worn Crickets). Because of its ties to both presidential and watchmaking history, the Cricket is still a favorite among collectors, and since it was mass produced during a time of great industrialization in the Swiss watch in...
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