Vulcain Cricket Nautical – 1961

Ce modèle a vu le jour qu’en 1961 après un temps du développement plus long et des tests rigoureux pour pouvoir se vanter d’être l’une des seules montres de plongée avec une alarme aquatique. Grâce au calibre Vulcain V-10 et son marteau vibrant avec sa membrane élastique, mais également grâce à son triple fond œuvrant comme caisse de résonance.

Cette Vulcain Cricket Nautical est le fruit des recherches de trois personnalités : Hans Keller, pionnier de la plongée profonde, Max-Yves Brandily, explorateur/cinéaste, puis Arthur Droz, instructeur national de plongée. Le résultat est un cadran affichant une esthétique unique, notamment avec l’indication visuelle des paliers de décompression, des étapes nécessaires pour réduire le taux d’azote ou d’hélium dans le sang, avec un cadran mobile superposé sous un cadran fixe et ajustable via la couronne à 4 heures. Et c’est sans compter une étanchéité amenée à 300 mètres, le tout au sein d’un boîtier de 42mm de largeur et enfin dotée d’un verre saphir inrayable.

Cette montre est aujourd’hui quasiment introuvable sur le marché et surtout dans cet état exceptionnel et dont toutes les fonctionnalités sont en parfait état de marche.

Une des 5 montres les plus mythiques pour un collectionneur de montres de plongée rares.

This model did not see the light of day until 1961, after a longer development period and rigorous testing, to be able to boast of being one of the only diver’s watches with an aquatic alarm. Thanks to the Vulcain V-10 calibre and its vibrating hammer with its elastic membrane, but also thanks to its triple caseback acting as a sounding board.

This Vulcain Cricket Nautical is the fruit of research by three personalities: Hans Keller, a pioneer of deep-sea diving, Max-Yves Brandily, an explorer/filmmaker, and Arthur Droz, a national diving instructor. The result is a dial with a unique aesthetic, notably with thevisual indication of decompression stops, the steps needed to reduce the level of nitrogen or helium in the blood, with a mobile dial superimposed under a fixed dial and adjustable via the crown at 4 o’clock. And that’s not counting its water resistance to 300 metres, housed in a 42 mm case with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.

This watch is virtually impossible to find on the market today, especially in this exceptional condition, with all its functions in perfect working order.

One of the 5 most mythical watches for a collector of rare diving watches.

This model did not see the light of day until 1961, after a longer development period and rigorous testing, to be able to boast of being one of the only diver’s watches with an aquatic alarm. Thanks to the Vulcain V-10 calibre and its vibrating hammer with its elastic membrane, but also thanks to its triple caseback acting as a sounding board.

This Vulcain Cricket Nautical is the fruit of research by three personalities: Hans Keller, a pioneer of deep-sea diving, Max-Yves Brandily, an explorer/filmmaker, and Arthur Droz, a national diving instructor. The result is a dial with a unique aesthetic, notably with thevisual indication of decompression stops, the steps needed to reduce the level of nitrogen or helium in the blood, with a mobile dial superimposed under a fixed dial and adjustable via the crown at 4 o’clock. And that’s not counting its water resistance to 300 metres, housed in a 42 mm case with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.

This watch is virtually impossible to find on the market today, especially in this exceptional condition, with all its functions in perfect working order.

One of the 5 most mythical watches for a collector of rare diving watches.