The Curious Case of Vulcain...

Okay, it's been a minute. As many readers know, I've been in a 25-year love/hate relationship with Vulcain. Though the players have changed multiple times, the product line shuffled more often than the cards in a dealing shoe at the old Tropicana's blackjack tables, and the marketing efforts about as understandable as the instruction manual for your car - that although printed in three different languages, the car company did not take the time or the effort to separate them into three different sections ; )

As you may have heard, we have a little, informal public opinion poll happening here in the lower 48 next Tuesday. Nothing too important, but curious to relate we hold it every 4 years.

Okay, so what does the US election have to do with watches, and Vulcain in particular? Well, curious to relate, Harry S. Truman was given one by a grateful group of White House photographers as a "Going Away" present in 1953. President Eisenhower wore one as well, but how and when he bought or received his remains a mystery. Lyndon Johnson was the original Vulcain evangelist, buying not only for himself, but for friends, dignitaries, etc.,. And Richard Nixon received his as a thank you for a speech.

I've spent the last 25 years researching the Cricket and the presidential connection, and the second version of my book on the subject will be dropping shortly after the US election next week.

But I will be spending this weekend spooling out some content for you, right here on "The Blog Formerly Known As Tempus Fugit" - Henki Time.

And thanks are due to some folks who helped throughout - Carla Duarte the former CEO of Vulcain / Anonimo -

Michel Ditisheim, one of the Godfathers of the Ditisheim/Paajanen Crickets -

And the Paajanen family, past and present - Kiitos!

As for the current team at Vulcain - I've  received... 

crickets!

So stay tuned, I'm going to deliver this direct to the public, no special advertising or marketing content ; )