{"product_id":"vulcain-multi-scale-chronometre-nos-chronograph-as12208","title":"Vulcain Multi-Scale Chronometre 'NOS' Chronograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eVulcain is likely best known for its innovative \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/vulcain\/products\/vulcain-cricket-nautical\" title=\"Vulcain Cricket Nautical\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCricket\u003c\/a\u003e alarm watch. While brands like \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/jaeger-lecoultre\/products\/jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-tribute-to-1931-1\" title=\"Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute to Reverso 1931 Box and Papers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJaeger-LeCoultre\u003c\/a\u003e developed its own wrist alarm, Vulcain is noteworthy for doing it first. Unveiled in 1947, the Cricket ranks as one of the most accurate and well-known of Vulcain's watches, and has been bestowed to almost every President since Truman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet despite this lineage, Vulcain also produced other wristwatches--many of them with complications such as chronographs. The brand's founder, Maurice Ditisheim, was himself an expert in the production of complicated movements for pocket-watches. So it's no surprise that his company--named after that divine master mechanic, the god Vulcan--would produce perhaps the most versatile of complications, the chronograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with many other brands (from Hamilton to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/rolex-datejust-two-tone\" title=\"Rolex Datejust Two-Tone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRolex\u003c\/a\u003e), Vulcain utilized chronograph movements designed by famed èbauche manufacturer Valjoux. Valjoux--founded by Adolphe Nicole in 1844--specialized from the very beginning in the production of manually-wound chronograph movements. The manufacturer further changed the course of horological history by developing the first chronograph movement with a column wheel in the 1890s, a technology which would be featured in almost every chronograph until Landeron developed the cam in the late 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vulcain chrono that we feature here is one of the most beautiful. Executed in 14K gold with a beautiful silver dial with twin registers, this manually wound beauty flaunts blue timing scales with faceted indexes, leaf hands, and recessed pushers. A unique articulating lug design integrates the strap directly into the case. Best of all, the caseback features a flip tab to open and reveal the stunning manually wound movement ticking within. This is a watch with history and personality, and deserves a place in your watchbox!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vulcain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44212530380887,"sku":"40993192","price":9950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12208_40993192_VULCAIN_NOSCHRONOGRAPHSANDWICHDIAL--6.jpg?v=1788284703","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/vulcain-multi-scale-chronometre-nos-chronograph-as12208","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}