The Vulcain Cricket I Would Make

Okay, Vulcain currently seems to be intent on making a zillion versions of the same models, just in different colors... meaning...

Lots of SKUs and several "highly collectible limited editions" are still unsold despite fairly modest limited edition numbers....

And I love my two Crickets, the Paajanen / Ditisheim -

And my date model -

But as I am doing the final edits on the Vulcain Cricket / US Presidents volume 2 edition, I am reminded of what President Johnson, and (at the time) Vice President Nixon mentioned about their Vulcain Crickets - that they depended upon them to act as their alarm clock around the world.

So rather than taking the same base model and slapping a new dial on it with a dubious limited edition claim to fame (next time, maybe reach out to the families before naming a model after their relative?) maybe try something a little bit different?

Now there is something in the not-too-distant past, the Cricket Aviator -

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And for my money, this would be one to re-heat. But I might propose a crown + pusher as opposed to the two crown + pusher format. This was done quite nicely by both Girard-Perregaux and Baume Mercier.

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At any rate, that is what I would do. But then again, nobody in Le Locle has asked for my opinion on the matter ; )