{"product_id":"ヴァルカン-クリケット-ファーストモデル-vulcain-cricket-first-1940s","title":"VULCAIN Cricket First Model cal.120 \/ 1940s, the First Alarm Wristwatch","description":"\u003cp\u003e— The world's first alarm wristwatch —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1947 the first wristwatch with an alarm function was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts name was the Cricket, after a sound resembling a cricket's chirp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorn by successive American presidents, it became an emblematic model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis, the first model, is the genuine first alarm wristwatch in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn early example of the Cricket, the world's first alarm wristwatch, born in 1947. An emblematic mechanism in which a double caseback resonates to produce a clear, delicate tone. The celebrated Cal. VULCAIN 120, which separates drive and alarm by winding direction. An exceptionally rare dial where applied Roman numerals and blue graduations sit together. A \"BREVETS\" patent marking and a beautifully weathered face that speak for the weight of history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— The cleverness of mechanism and operation —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is Cal. VULCAIN 120.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWind the crown upward and you wind the alarm spring; wind it downward and you wind the going train's mainspring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe button at two o'clock has two stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress it one stage to switch the alarm off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress it a further stage to operate the alarm hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime-setting is as usual, but the construction only turns forward. That limitation too is part of the beauty of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— A caseback built to make sound —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe caseback has a double construction, and the alarm sounds through resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall, yet with a solid volume. Usefulness and surprise together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Function within the design —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dial combines applied Roman numerals with dot indexes — an unusual dial to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround the periphery is the minute display for the alarm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue numerals every ten minutes balance legibility against ease of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— A presence to wear —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe weathered dial is beautifully aged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case has wide lugs and a broad bezel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe movement is handsome, like an engine bay, and the \"BREVETS\" marking indicates the patents obtained.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VULCAIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40487152812161,"sku":null,"price":238000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4313\/6385\/files\/IMG_20250725_170142.jpg?v=1756785117","url":"https:\/\/watchtenderjapan.com\/en\/products\/%e3%83%b4%e3%82%a1%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ab%e3%83%b3-%e3%82%af%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b1%e3%83%83%e3%83%88-%e3%83%95%e3%82%a1%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%83%a2%e3%83%87%e3%83%ab-vulcain-cricket-first-1940s","provider":"WatchTender","version":"1.0","type":"link"}