Horological Meandering - CLOSED: A Vulcain contest! Win a book signed by Vulcain CEO AND a pewter Vulcain card holder.

CLOSED: A Vulcain contest! Win a book signed by Vulcain CEO AND a pewter Vulcain card holder.

Oct 04, 2008,07:53 AM

Contest closed.

A few weeks ago Vulcain, the famous maker of alarm watches (remember the buzzing Cricket watches?), celebrated its 150th anniversary with a dinner here in Singapore, organised together with its distributer Crystal Time. One of the door gifts was an excellent book on Vulcain's history, including how it ended up as part of Revue Thommen before becoming independent again. Crystal Time generously gave me additional copies to use as prizes on this forum.

The two copies offered as prizes have been signed by Bernard Fleury, Vulcain's CEO and the man responsible for its revival.

In addition, I also have two Vulcain card holders, each cardholder has the Vulcain logo in cast pewter relief on its cover.

The contest is simple, to enter all you have to do is a pick a Vulcain watch from the three models shown in the follow-up posts below and explain, in a single sentence, why you like it.

Entries are to be made as reply posts in this thread. I will pick TWO winners at random from the posts in this thread, so each winner gets one copy of a signed book AND one cardholder!

All three models are part of the 2008 collection launched at Baselworld, I singled them out because I like them personally, especially the Anniversary Heart in rose gold with grey dial. The Diver X-treme has an x-tremely loud alarm, enough to make you uncomfortable; a lady sitting beside me at the Vulcain dinner remarked it was loud enough to wake the dead. I also like the Dragon cloisonne, but its drawback is that it is pricey, as all cloisonne dial watches are.

Closing date for entries is in a week, 12 October 2008. Contest closed.

- SJX

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The Vulcain Anniversary Heart

By: SJX : October 4th, 2008-07:58

Vulcain Anniversary Heart 150th anniversary limited edition In tribute to the 150th anniversary of its rich and fascinating history, the Vulcain Anniversary Heart model reveals the full measure of Haute Horlogerie expertise accumulated over the decades by...

I really like the anniversary heart, in rose gold of course, and I

By: timerider : October 4th, 2008-09:15

applaud the water resistance to 50M. Vulcain is a very well made watch and the alarm is simply the best wake up alarm I have ever had on any watch, it actually has awakened people in the room next to me. In any case, nice work on the new pieces and very n...

Anniversary heart in rose gold for me too [nt]

By: Massi : October 4th, 2008-10:09

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Forgot the motivation: I tried the piece and it's great on my wrist!

By: Massi : October 5th, 2008-04:07

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A tough choice!

By: yesjb : October 4th, 2008-09:51

The Vulcain Diver X-treme

By: SJX : October 4th, 2008-08:00

Vulcain Cricket DIVER X-TREME Songs of the abyss Vulcain unveils the Cricket DIVER X-TREME, its new instrument for exploring the ocean depths. A complete measuring instrument, this new model is equipped with a bidirectional inner bezel and beats to the rh...

This will be my fav. of the three. Tough... but

By: elginyap : October 4th, 2008-09:30

The Diver Extreme...

By: Jos. : October 4th, 2008-19:26

For once my fav is the Extrem in Titanium and RG

By: amanico : October 5th, 2008-10:59

The Vulcain Cricket "The Dragon" Cloisonne

By: SJX : October 4th, 2008-08:02

Vulcain cricket Aviator GMT “The Dragon” limited edition The Emperor’s watch In Chinese mythology, the five-clawed dragon is the prerogative of the Emperor and his family. The finely enamelled dial of this Vulcain Aviator GMT “The Dragon” depicts this pow...