* You can pause the alarm or adjust the volume at the playbox on the top right corner.Different case materials produces different alarm sound. During recording, the watches were held up by the straps.
4 tunes for you to savour :
1. Regular Vulcain 20.00 secs
2. Golden Voice 20.00 secs
3. Vulcain Gold Case 25.00 secs &
4. Anniversary Heart Stainless Steel Case 27.00 secs
Some pics of the new Vulcains ....Starting with the Divers (for many who have asked ...)
The new Nautical (Black dial, 42mm SS Case), a re-issue of the famous 1961.
Comes in 3 dial colours - Black, Dark Blue and White and pink gold case.
Triple case back acting as a resonance chamber and ensuring the water-resistance down to 300 meters / 990 feet.
Inside housed the Calibre V-10, hand wound with 42 hours of power reserve.
A
side view....signed crowns...and the triple case-back. Slightly thicker
than those models which have 100m/330ft rating (can be compared to the
Diver X-treme).
Anti-glare dome sapphire crystal ...expensive to make!
Vulcain markings at the back of the rubber straps.
The buckle would be nicer if it is more chunky, more macho and looks tougher for a Diver.
Now for the new 2008 Diver X-Treme ...
This piece is of the combination of Black Titanium & steel – Black dial – Rubber strap, REF : 101924.160RF.
This 44mm Diver X-Treme comes with another 2 dial colour - silver and black with yellow (will be shown below).
The
alarm time could be adjusted to about the twenty-minute period (see the
inner most ring on the dial) indicated by the figures 10, 30 and 50.
The screw-down crown at 9'o clock position is for setting inner bi-directional bezel.
A bright lume shot...
Only the body (with the lugs) are blackened titanium...the bezel and the side plates are SS.
Side profile....the alarm crown is marked differerently (the pusher is protected by the screw-down lock).
The straps felt a little thin. Very comfortable to wear.
Observe
the thickness (with the double caseback), it is thinner than the
Nautical at 14.30mm . Crystal is domed and anti-glared.
Internally housed the Calibre V-10 (same as the Nautical), hand wound with power reserve of 42 hours.
Titanium deployant buckle with signed rubber straps
Decorated when deployant is open.
This is the white-dial.
This is most attractive with black & yellow dial.
A point to note, the hour markers from hour 4 to 8 are not superluminova-coated.
Some pictures of the Cloisonné Enamel pieces .....
"The
AEROPOSTALE" under the Aviation Series.
Another Aviation Series...
New Classic "At The Race" limited to 30 pcs.
Understand the colours of the jockey & the horse are customizable.
One of the 3 Olympic Games Series. This piece is the " Long Jump".
The other two are "The Discus Thrower" and "The Runner". Comes in either WG or RG. Each model/precious metal of 28 pieces.
The Cloisonné craft is very well-done here
Observe
the thin gold wires with the extra touch of shading defining the
muscles of the athelete...truly the work of a very skilled artisan.
VULCAIN CRICKET AVIATOR GMT “THE DRAGON” LIMITED EDITION THE EMPEROR’S WATCH 
18K pink gold case- "The Dragon" cloisonné enamel dial – REF : 100508.181LOnly 30 are made.
Signed crowns with Vulcain logos. The gold case is 42 mm diameter.
Inside,
it contains the rhodium-plated Calibre V-13 alarm movement which gives
a 15 to 20 seconds alarm and 42 hours of power reserve.
Double case back acting as a resonance chamber and ensuring the water-resistance down to 100 meters / 330 feet.
A closer look at the beautiful Cloisonné enamel dial ...
Observe
the outlines were thin gold wires....before the paint was applied and
fired at extreme temperature of about 800 degree celsius by the skilful
artisan.
Many iteration and possibly rejected pieces to have 30 really good pieces.
Enameling skill is an 'endangered skill'...so this good art could be a rarity soon.
The five-clawed dragon is the symbol of the Chinese Emperor. It depicts absolute power.
VULCAIN ANNIVERSARY HEART 150TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION
Silver-dial Stainless Steel case VULCAIN ANNIVERSARY HEART 150TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION REF : 180128.175LF
For
the 42mm steel case, there are 3 dials variations - silver, black and
copper. Each dial has 150 pieces. So total will be 450 pieces.
18K Pink Gold case and Silver dial VULCAIN ANNIVERSARY HEART 150TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION REF : 180528.179L
Likewise
for the 42mm pink gold case has 3 dial-variations too - silver, black
and charcoal. Each dial is limited to 50 pieces. Total will be 150
pieces.
A close up view of the semi-openworked dial in silver dial.
A good start. There's still room for improvement for the finishing on the movement on the dial side.
For the screws, they should be truly blued.
The Calibre V18. 157 components with twin barrels ensuring a power reserve of 42 hours and a 15 to 20 seconds alarm.
Equipped with the Exactomatic system which supposedly to provide regular amplitude thus better accuracy.
The striker on the movement hits the casing to produce the alarm sound.
For the 150 Anniversary celebration post, please proceed to:
home.watchprosite.com
For SJX poll-contest results, please proceed to :
home.watchprosite.com
The summary of the tally:
(1) Anniversary Heart (regardless SS/gold) : 12
(2) Diver X-Treme : 6
(3) Dragon Cloisonné : 8
Kong
This message has been edited by Kong on 2008-10-14 19:38:48
This message has been edited by Kong on 2009-03-06 11:06:56
