I was thinking about buying a Memomatic but it was not to be. This led me to the Vulcain.
I did not know the impressive history and I am surprised by the wide bid -spread on prices.
Any Vulcain fans / owners on the forum who can explain more.
Live long and prosper…..

https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/history-vulcain-cricket-presidents-watch.html

 

Plenty

https://omegaforums.net/threads/vulcain-cricket-got-em-show-em-new-old.71025/


Don’t have a Vulcain but do have a Bulova Alarm Watch

 

I like them. By modern standards they can be considered a bit small. If I remember correctly, mine was 34mm. The alarm function is really neat.

 

Cracking watch and thanks for the link. Any idea why there is such a price disparity? There seemed to be a much wider spread compared to other vintage watches I have searched for (might be pot luck on when I was looking)

 

Lots of threads on Vulcain as well as other alarm watches. I'd encourage you to search these out and educate yourself before committing cash. Also a few interesting alarm watches for sale in the Watch Sales forum.

 

I've never paid a lot for an alarm, but then I've never gone after a JLC or an Omega Memomatic. These are fun watches to use; they're sort of like Jack-in-the-Box devices when they go off. I'm not stuck on size like a lot of people so a smallish watch by today's standards is fine with me.

 

I’ve got a 1971 34mm Hamilton sub brand called Vantage with an AS movement shared with a Tudor. I love it.

 

That is very nice.... a touch of a JLC maybe.

 

I have a couple of Vulcain Crickets. By today's standards they could be considered on the smaller side at 34mm but I have an 8" wrist and don't have any problem wearing mine. They are great fun pieces

 

Mine says Hi! I'm ashamed to admit I don't know the exact model, just that it's probably from the 50s...

 

What a beauty!! What would you expect to pay for a cricket? Not terrible fussy on years but that's gorgeous

 

Really not sure - checking ebay sold listings, there’s only one that looked like the one I have at above 1k, and other models are sub-1k. So it looks like it’s the model that is most popular. Fratello did an article on the same model a few days ago https://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-worlds-first-alarm-wrist-watch-vulcain-cricket/
Looks like there’s no ref number on caseback so it makes the hunt harder.

 

My cal 120 from the 50’s in SS.
Plumb seconds hand.

Works!

 

Ok - Thank you @ext1 I've never seen Fratello's site either and that article is super.