Manufacture Vulcain reintroduces an iconic skin diver model from the 1960s: the NAUTIQUE 38mm.
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More than just the specialist in mechanical alarm watches, Vulcain has always been renowned for mechanical watchmaking prowess. Period. And they’re back on the scene, front and center. Judging by the reboot, it’s as if they had never left it.
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Back to the future...
Building on its rich heritage, Vulcain looks to the future with Guillaume Laidet helming its product strategy.
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If the comeback of the legendary Cricket alarm watch in October 2022 caused the community to perk up, Vulcain’s next revelation draws the spotlight on another competence of the brand, this one in the underwater realm: the reissue of the Vulcain Nautique 38mm, a diving watch legend from the 60s, keeps the bar high and captures the imagination with impeccable aquatic credentials.
Vulcain Nautique – Right there at the beginning of diving watch history
Think “Vulcain” and the first thing that comes to mind is “Cricket”. That would be selling the brand short; Vulcain is a treasure trove of watchmaking sleeping beauties that resonate with a nostalgic vibe.
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Its resolutely vintage presence make this 1,490 CHF diver’s watch more than a compelling proposition in the landscape of reissued diving watches of yesteryear.
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Vulcain’s Diver Nautique sports diver is offered in two versions:
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The Diver Nautique 38mm comes with a matte black dial with white transfer-printed minute track and signature, khaki brown Super-Luminova-enhanced hands and hour markers; the ‘quick-change’ strap is leather with a black carbon pattern and matching stitching.
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The Diver Nautique 38mm with a vertical brushed blue dial; transfer-printed minute track and signature in white; khaki brown Super-Luminova-enhanced hands and hour markers; the leather strap with a black carbon pattern and matching stitching conveniently features a ‘quick-change’ system.
From the outset, the flame of Vulcain shone bright in the Swiss Jura mountains, already then the cradle of Swiss precision watchmaking. It is the story of two talented watchmakers, the Ditisheim brothers, who soon forged for themselves a peerless reputation for precision engineering and excellence in the manufacture of complicated watches, minute repeaters, large and small chimes and perpetual calendars – watchmaking masterpieces that quickly garnered awards at numerous international exhibitions.
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The Manufacture Vulcain in Le Locle, Switzerland, at the heart of the cradle of Swiss watchmaking.
In Roman mythology, Vulcan (Hephaestus in Greek mythology) is the god of fire and volcanoes, the one who forged the swords of the gods, the deity venerated by blacksmiths in antiquity. What better name for the forge of excellence founded by the Ditisheim brothers? And the bellows are again breathing fresh oxygen into the hearth: It is on the burning embers of a rich past that Tomorrow is forged!
1947... Setting the world on Cricket Time!
In 1947, Vulcain brought its longstanding tradition of excellence in watchmaking complications to bear on creating the perfect tool watch for the bustling business age – the first truly effective alarm watch. The now famous Cricket movement introduced a mechanical alarm mechanism producing a vibration that was powerful enough, and could be sustained long enough, to wake its owner from the deepest sleep; an achievement all the more remarkable because it fit in a normal-sized wristwatch.
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A world first. At the very latest, it was when a presidential press conference was interrupted by the sound of a very determined cricket that seemed to emanate from President Harry S. Truman’s wrist, that the Vulcain Cricket became a must-have for the movers and shakers of the world.
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1960… Dive! Dive! Dive!
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The result was the Vulcain Nautique, the perfect companion for both environments, wet and dry, functional where it mattered, elegant where it counted – and not too bulky ( just 12.2 mm thick!) thanks to ingenious engineering.
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Model: SKINDIVER Nautique 38mm Steel Diver
References:
Black version - VUL-DI-001
Blue version - VUL-DI-002
316L vertical-brushed stainless steel
Bezel: Unidirectional rotating bezel with black ceramic insert
Case back: 316L polished stainless steel
Dial
Options: Matte black with white transfer print and khaki brown
- Super-Luminova-enhanced hands and indexes (VUL-DI-001)
- Super-Luminova-enhanced hands and indexes (VUL-DI-002)
Thickness: 12.2mm
Crystal: Domed sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 20 ATM
Movement
Calibre: ETA 2824 - automatic, self-winding mechanical
Functions: Analog display of hours, minutes and seconds
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve: 38 hours
Strap
Black leather strap with carbon pattern and matching stitching
Buckle: 316L stainless steel
🔴Retail price: 1,490 CHF 💰
Press Release - 2023
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