morlock Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Vulcain is one of those not too familiar watch company, focus on developing watch with a common feature, the mechanical alarm. In 1947 Vulcain made the first practical wrist-alarm and named it Cricket, because the alarm sound is produced with a resonance-chamber like that of the cricket which he formed by fitting a two-part back to the watch-case. The inner part of the back, which serves to enclose the watch-case, is responsible for generating the sound. It is struck by the hammer and oscillates to produce the sound-waves. The Cricket has becone the foundation of all the Vulcain model since then, just like the 911 to Porsche. The Cricket is also know under the nickname of "The President's Watch" because it was choseen byt the USA Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon and Johnson. The Gen The particular watch I am going to cover in this review is the Vulcain Aviator Cricket GMT. It is fitted with the mechanical hand-wound Cricket alarm movement with two barrels. It shows the hours, minutes, seconds and the alarm. Also has the 24-hour world-time feature which is operated by the crown at the 4 o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 That's very interesting. I've never heard of Vulcain before. Which country did you buy this in...or was it ordered online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlock Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 That's very interesting. I've never heard of Vulcain before. Which country did you buy this in...or was it ordered online? I ordered online 2 years ago, then I did not know about RWG. I can't remember where I got it, but I just check at WatchEden and they carry this rep at US$ 108 (after online rebate). I am almost sure I paid more back then, so now it's a even better deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Wow...cool watch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbreene Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Thank you for this review, I really like that Gen. Cool brand, I love learning about watches that I have never heard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Actually now that I think about it...doesn't Dani have a rep JLC with an alarm feature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidestro Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 That's very interesting. I've never heard of Vulcain before. Which country did you buy this in...or was it ordered online? The Vulcain Cricket was a VERY popular watch in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Many presidents wore them. I read an article where LBJ visited Switzerland and had an assistant buy up all of the he could find that day while there, another story in the same article was about a president giving a speech about buying American and taxing imported goods and his Cricket went off during the speech, essentially outing him as a hypocrite. I believe they were the first watch of their kind, if not the first then they were the first to catch on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidestro Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Found it, Eisenhower in 56 outed himself at a press conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Found it, Eisenhower in 56 outed himself at a press conference. Interesting. That's a funny story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor_yaffle1 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Great review, thanks! I've never heard of them before either, but I have to admit that's quite an intriguing watch, may have to pick one up..... Actually, how much are we talking for a gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Great review, thanks! I've never heard of them before either, but I have to admit that's quite an intriguing watch, may have to pick one up..... Actually, how much are we talking for a gen? New or vintage ? Vintage you're talking between $500-1200 on the bay new $1800-3500 depending on features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidestro Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Go vintage on this one, without question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlock Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 The new line GMT and Diver X-Treme are gorgeous.look at them: http://www.vulcain-uhren.de/en/watches/gmt-x-treme/index.htm http://www.vulcain-uhren.de/en/watches/div...01924161lfy.htm No rep yet, I don't think the factories will do any due lack of demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlock Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Found it, Eisenhower in 56 outed himself at a press conference. Fidestro, thanks for the story. I find it reviewed at the Vulcain web site HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Fantastic review of a great rep of a very cool watch! Vulcain cricket is a real cult watch and the original ones are quite collectible today. Thanks for showing! Yours kindly Valerian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Great review - thank you! This is a watch that has intrigued me for a bit - there's a nice black version too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxlawbr Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Nice rep, and nice review, congrats and thanks. I have a history about those wonderfull machines. In the 60`s my father had a disease and had to take some pills each 4 hours, so he bought a Vulcain Cricket. When I was 15 years old I found his watch and he gave it to me. It is a very good watch, works very well, and I love it. 5 years ago, I bought 2 used and broken poljot, with alarm too, and made one working well, they are very nice watches. Those mechanical alarm watches are awesome. That`s it. Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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