Founded 1858 in La Chaux-de-Fonds as Manufacture Ditisheim; the Vulcain name was registered in 1900. The 1947 Cricket introduced the mechanical wristwatch alarm and made the brand a favorite of US presidents from Truman onward. Operations moved from La Chaux-de-Fonds to Le Locle in the early 2000s, alongside Tissot and Doxa.
Founded in 1858 in La Chaux-de-Fonds as Manufacture Ditisheim; the Vulcain name itself was not registered until 1900. The 1947 Cricket introduced a workable mechanical wristwatch alarm -- loud enough to actually wake someone, which nobody had solved -- and made the brand a fixture on US presidents' wrists from Truman onward. Operations moved to Le Locle in the early 2000s.
enthusiastmodernVulcain Cal. 120: manual-wind alarm, 18,000bph; same dual-mainspring Cricket architecture in a modern 42mm titanium case; aviation-spec rotating outer ring for elapsed-time tracking42mm2015–present
enthusiastmodernVulcain Cal. 120 skeleton: manual-wind alarm, 18,000bph; dual-mainspring Cricket architecture displayed via skeletonized mainplates and bridges; both time and alarm barrels visible; yellow gold case42mm2010–present
