Vulcain Cricket. Got 'em? Show 'em! (New & Old)

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

Currently have this one incoming:

And already had this one:

Really like the brand - history, name, etc - and particularly the Cricket. Still looking for a nice stainless steel piece, one day...

Anyone else have a Cricket you want to show? It can be vintage, modern, Revue or Vulcain branded... Let's see 'em!

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

Bumper · Feb 11, 2018

I have a couple, sorry for the bad pics, i've been meaning to take proper pics for some time now..

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

Nice!

Are those Vulcains 1950s?

Bumper · Feb 11, 2018

To be honest, i have no idea! i've always thought the first cricket is from the 50's, not sure about the second.

MMMD · Feb 11, 2018

A couple of Vulcains...

And my favorite non-Vulcain Cricket.

quito · Feb 11, 2018

Vitezi · Feb 11, 2018

A few Crickets in these threads:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/do-you-like-vulcain.61681/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/obsession-with-vintage-alarm-wristwatches.45722/

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

Vitezi
A few Crickets in these threads:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/do-you-like-vulcain.61681/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/obsession-with-vintage-alarm-wristwatches.45722/

Indeed, saw those threads -- one for Vulcain in general and the other for alarm watches in general -- figured it couldn't hurt to have a dedicated Cricket thread (and all its iterations during Vulcain's stormy history of ownership change...)

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

MMMD
And my favorite non-Vulcain Cricket.

What's the story on that Nivada? I assume it has the same movement (MSR S2/ V. 120)?

Btw that nautical is killer

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

quito

Very nice!

MMMD · Feb 11, 2018

Mr.Cairo
What's the story on that Nivada? I assume it has the same movement (MSR S2/ V. 120)?...

Yes, same movement. Nivada is one of the rare brands that used it.

Mr.Cairo
...Btw that nautical is killer

Thanks! One of my all-time favorites.

GregH · Feb 11, 2018

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

^Black dial and applied logo: superb!

Mr.Cairo · Feb 11, 2018

MMMD
Yes, same movement. Nivada is one of the rare brands that used it.
.

That's interesting -- did Vulcain (or rather MSR I suppose) "loan" this movement to other brands too? Any idea which?

michael22 · Feb 11, 2018

Sweet watches.

Mr.Cairo · Feb 13, 2018

michael22
Sweet watches.

Indeed! And some can sometimes still be found in the(relatively) affordable segment. I wonder for how long that will be. Some other examples have already gone up in (unrealistically high) prices

Mr.Cairo · Feb 16, 2018

Finally arrived:

Mr.Cairo · Feb 16, 2018

on a different strap:

Any more out there?

Mr.Cairo · Feb 16, 2018

By the way, does anyone know what's going on with Vulcain nowadays?

Last I heard they were (on the verge of) going bankrupt, dismissing half their staff in 2016 amid gloomy financial reports. Can't seem to find any updates since. Website still on, but not updated (says new collection 2016...)

Local AD here was discounting some modern models and eventually took them out of the shop window altogether...