Vulcain Nautical Cricket, the watch that revolutionized the world of diving

The Vulcain Nautical Cricket is an iconic dive watch launched in 1961, famous for being the first dive watch with an audibly functional underwater alarm. It was designed to help divers monitor their dive times without relying exclusively on external decompression tables.

Developed with professional divers: Vulcain collaborated with legendary underwater explorer Hannes Keller to create a watch useful for deep dives.

🔹 Cricket Alarm: It featured Vulcain's Cricket mechanism, a double-sound box system that amplified the sound even underwater.
🔹 300-meter water resistance: Impressive for its time.
🔹 Functional design: It included a decompression scale on the dial to help divers calculate their ascent times.

🔍 Curiosities

✔️ It was one of the favorite watches for technical divers in the 1960s.
✔️ Its alarm not only worked underwater, but also made it a popular choice among travelers and businesspeople.
✔️ Today, vintage Nautical Cricket models are highly valued collector's items.

And the best part... we have it available in our online store! Don't miss the chance to get your hands on this legendary piece.

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