This is a Nautical Seventies Dive Watch, which Vulcain debuted at Baselworld 2013.
The watch was impressed by a Nineteen Seventies Vulcain Nautical mannequin from the archives. Along with 300 meters of water resistance, uniquely, the watch can point out decompression stops (by way of the markings on the dial) and has a mechanical alarm that’s audible underwater.
Whereas this Vulcain diver is aesthetically primarily based on the Nineteen Seventies watch, that timepiece was primarily based on a 1961 Cricket Nautical diver, which was the primary wristwatch able to descending to 300 meters and audibly warning its wearer when to floor, all whereas indicating the assorted decompression stops.
The Nautical Seventies is available in a 42 mm by 17.60 mm chrome steel case, with alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces. It has a crystal that protrudes effectively above the case, including to the classic really feel. A particular triple caseback building acts as a resonance chamber and allows underwater use of the alarm operate.
The 25-jewel manually wound alarm motion has 157 whole components and options twin barrels (one for the time and one for the alarm). It beats at 2.5Hz and has a 42-hour energy reserve. The watch gives hours, minutes, central seconds, a diving alarm, a set dial with decompression-table indication, and a 60-minute graduated rotating inside bezel ring activated by a screw-locked crown at 4 o’clock. The alarm period is roughly 20 seconds.
The Nautical Seventies diver was out there in two dial variations, blue or orange, on a black water-repellent leather-based strap, with an orange or blue lining, as a restricted version of 300 items every for a retail worth of $5,950.
