The Vulcain Aviator Cricket alarm watch serves as a variant of Vulcain Aviator Instrument, bringing the brand’s flagship function – the alarm functionality – to their popular Aviator model.

While Vulcain may not be very familiar among the mass watch collectors, it has generated a loyal fan base as a result of focusing on developing watches with a common feature, the mechanical alarm. In 1947 Vulcain made the first practical wrist-alarm and named it Cricket, because the alarm sound is produced with a resonance-chamber similar to that of the cricket by fitting a two-part back to the watch-case. The inner part of the back, which serves to enclose the watch-case, is responsible for generating the sound. It is struck by the hammer and oscillates to produce the sound-waves. The Cricket has become the foundation of Vulcain’s watch models since then, just like the 911 to Porsche. The Cricket is also affectionately nicknamed “The President’s Watch” because it was worn by the previous USA Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon and Johnson.