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May 13, 2013 | Baselworld, Dive Time, Vulcain

Introducing The Vulcain Nautical Seventies Dive Watch (Hands-On)

Introducing The Vulcain Nautical Seventies Dive Watch (Hands-On)

At Baselworld, Vulcain introduced a replica of the 1970 Vulcain Nautical model. The Vulcain Nautical Seventies watch is water-resistant to 300 meters, can indicate successive decompression stops and has an alarm that is audible underwater. While this Vulcain diver is aesthetically based on the 1970s watch, that timepiece was based on a 1961 Vulcain diver, which was the first wristwatch capable of descending to 300 meters and audibly warning its wearer when to surface, all while indicating the various decompression stops.


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April 9, 2012

Vulcain Cricket Anniversary Heart Skeleton

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The Vulcain Cricket Anniversary Heart Automatic Skeleton is a self-winding and openworked version of the timepiece gifted to U.S. president Barack Obama.

The Cricket Anniversary Heart comes in a steel or 18k pink gold case that measures 42 mm in diameter by 15.60 mm in height. The round case is fluted on its flanks and is fully polished. Inside is Vulcain's in-house Cricket V-28 alarm caliber with a double power barrel movement: one barrel (mainspring) powers the timekeeping; the other powers the alarm. Functions include hours, minutes, central seconds and alarm with 20-second audible chime. The automatic movement has 221 components, 23 jewels, a frequency of 18,000 vph (2Hz) and a 42-hour power reserve.


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