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1858 : Founding of the Manufacture Ditisheim frères in La Chaux-de-FondsVulcain_334718_0


1889
: World Fair in Paris, Vulcain wins an award for a Grande Complication watch, La Vallée de l'Arve

 

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1893 : Chicago World Fair, an American triumph for Ditisheim & Cie

1898 : Ditisheim & Cie becomes the Fabrique Vulcain

1919 : New Vulcain factory, a large manufacturing facility to secure the future

 

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1929 : Barcelona World Fair, Vulcain earned a Grand Prize award

1947 : Cricket, the first alarm wristwatch with a shrill chirping sound that delighted the world

 

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1947 : Vulcain, the U.S. "President's Watch"

 

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1958 : Calibre 406 for the Cricket Golden Voice, a model designed for women

1961
: First dip for the Nautical, a diver's watch unique in its kind

 

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2002 : Rebirth of Vulcain, relocation in Le Locle

 

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2004
: V-11, the Cricket calibre enhanced with a date

 

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2005 : Imperial Gong, the first tourbillon alarm watch, a stunning Grande Complication

 

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2008
: The voice of the jubilee, the Anniversary Heart model, a tribute to the legendary Cricket calibre

 

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2010 : V-21, the Cricket calibre in the self-winding era

 

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