Manufacture Vulcain : Landmarks

Manufacture Vulcain : Landmarks

1858: the Ditisheim brothers made a grand entrance onto the watchmaking scene: their Manufacture was immediately noted
for the quality of its products: complication watches, chronometers and chronographs. Located at the heart of the Neuchatel mountains, the cradle of Swiss precision, it was to receive international acclaim at the Chicago and Paris World Fairs.

1947: was a significant milestone in watchmaking history. That was the year Vulcain presented the first genuinely operational mechanical alarm wristwatch. It was equipped with what would become the legendary Cricket calibre. For the very first time, watchmakers and scientists had succeeded in making a mechanical alarm wristwatch loud enough to actually awaken its owner. For Vulcain, this period marked the start of a new era.
The Cricket watch rapidly established itself and was notably worn by Trumann, Eisenhower, Nixon and Johnson, thus earning it the nickname of "The Presidents' Watch". It also accompanied the major mountaineering and maritime expeditions of the 1950s.

2012: The Manufacture Vulcain has achieved substantial and noteworthy progress since its resurgence in 2002. In addition to various technical advances based on the legendary hand-wound Cricket movement, together with the design, development and production of a new self-winding Cricket alarm movement, the company has also created a balanced and varied collection able to meet the expectations of consumers looking for technical fine watchmaking models beating to the rhythm of finely crafted proprietary movements.

Located in Le Locle (Neuchâtel/Switzerland), the firm is building on its exceptional heritage with a steady stream of innovations enabling it to write a major new chapter in the history of the Vulcain brand.