Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a column highlighting little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Vulcain Cricket. It’s hard to imagine today that ...

Vulcain, founded in 1858, produced the first wristwatch with a reliable mechanical alarm in 1947. The Cricket name came from the shrill metallic sound it makes, and the watch sells for about 7,000 ...

A little-known American tradition could be in danger. Ever since former President Harry Truman wore a Vulcain Cricket watch while in the White House, it's been a tradition to celebrate a new Commander ...

A Swiss timepiece. A Finnish store owner. And a lot of U.S. presidents. By Penelope Colston HELSINKI, Finland — Keijo Paajanen was bewitched by a watch. So much so that his life became deeply ...

Cricket Sound Vulcain, founded in 1858, produced the first wristwatch with a reliable mechanical alarm in 1947. The Cricket name came from the shrill metallic sound it makes, and the watch sells for ...

Long dubbed “The Watch for Presidents” thanks to its creation of the wristwatch alarm complication and popularity with Harry S. Truman, Switzerland’s Vulcain has unveiled its latest piece: the ...

Vulcan outfitted this dive watch with a very specifically marked chronograph. Every product is carefully selected by our ...

SINGAPORE — Introduced in 1947, the Vulcain Cricket was the world’s first mechanical alarm wristwatch, with a sound so strident it could wake a heavy sleeper from the deepest slumber. It established ...

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