Vulcain Cricket Nautical ref. 2321A in Perfect Condition and Never Polished

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The Vulcain Cricket Nautical ref. 2321A stands out as a true milestone in the world of watchmaking, celebrated not only for its technical ingenuity, but also for its historical significance. This timepiece combines precision engineering, a spirit of adventure, and revolutionary design, representing one of the first wristwatches designed to meet the specific needs of divers.
The reference 2321A, introduced in the early 1960s, stood out from other diving watches of the time. While most diving watches featured simple rotating bezels to measure elapsed time, the Nautical Cricket incorporated a mechanical alarm—a function almost unknown among diving watches. The alarm mechanism could alert the diver with sound and vibration for decompression stops or time spent underwater, even in the pressurized silence of the depths.
One of the most distinctive features of the Nautical Cricket is the decompression table integrated directly onto the dial. In an era when dive computers did not exist, divers had to manually calculate decompression stops based on depth and time spent underwater. Vulcain collaborated with industry experts to codify this critical information into a readable format, enabling safer diving.

Owning or even just observing the Vulcain Cricket Nautical ref. 2321A means holding a piece of history in your hands—a bridge between eras, where imagination and precision came together in the depths of the sea. Its history is not only one of technological triumphs, but also of human exploration, innovation, and the preservation of life in uncharted territories. In the pantheon of diving watches, the Cricket Nautical remains an icon, echoing through time with the characteristic sound of its legendary alarm.

 

Vulcain Cricket Nautical ref. 2321A in Perfect Condition and Never Polished

made in ’60s

Case:
steel case in perfect condition
never polished
42 mm

Dial:
Original Black dial  with tritium indexes and underwater decompression table
the crown at four o’clock moves the inner dial to calculate diving and decompression times
button at 2 o’clock for alarm clock function
in perfect condition

Glass:
plexiglass
in perfect condition

Movement
original hand-winding Vulcain ref. 120
Perfect condition

Caseback:
screw back in perfect condition

 

Bracelet:
leather strap
in perfect condition

Accessories:
none

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