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I wasn't particularly into watches before, and then came the Vulcain. I compared it again and again with many others. Seduced by the brand's history and its "comeback," I wanted to support it. And why not do so with a limited edition model of only 100?

I took the plunge and I don't regret it!

A diver I wasn't expecting

Vulcain is a legendary Swiss watch brand, known for its famous "Cricket", the world's first functional mechanical alarm watch. The history of Vulcain is characterized by a constant commitment to innovation, style and quality and which has rebounded in recent years under the leadership of Guillaume Laidet and Remi Chabrat.
<h2 dir="ltr">What is the history of the Vulcain brand?</h2>
Founded in 1858 by the Ditisheim brothers in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Vulcain began as a small company specializing in the production of high-precision pocket watches. It wasn't until 1947 that the brand burst onto the international watch scene with the launch of the Cricket watch, a technical feat that quickly gained popularity.
The Vulcain Cricket, thanks to its unique alarm function, has earned the nickname "Presidents' Watch". It has been worn by many American presidents, including Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson, cementing the brand's international reputation. Starting in the 1950s, Vulcain continued to innovate by producing diving watches and launching the Vulcain Nautical movement, a diving watch equipped with an alarm function and decompression indicator for divers.
Despite a period of turmoil during the 1970s and 1980s, when the Swiss watch industry was shaken by the quartz revolution, Vulcain managed to overcome these challenges and recover. Today, the brand is lauded for its blend of classic design and modern technology, while continuing to produce high-quality mechanical watches.
<h2 dir="ltr">What are the main models of Vulcain watches?</h2>
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/vulcain/cricket">Vulcan Cricket</a></h3>
Vulcain's flagship model is undoubtedly the Vulcain Cricket. Featuring a robust stainless steel casing, it is water resistant to a depth of 50 meters. The strap is made of genuine leather, ensuring optimal comfort and durability. The Cricket is powered by the Vulcain V-10 hand-wound mechanical movement, renowned for its reliability. The simple and elegant dial features stick indexes and luminous hands, ensuring excellent readability. The alarm complication is of course the Cricket's most distinctive feature.
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/vulcain/nautical">Vulcain Nautical</a></h3>
The Vulcain Nautical, another iconic watch from the brand, features a sturdy steel case, water resistant up to 30 ATM. The strap is made of rubber, to withstand the rigors of scuba diving. The Vulcain V-10 hand-wound mechanical movement guarantees exceptional precision and reliability. The dial displays luminous indexes and an alarm complication, as well as a decompression indicator for divers.
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/vulcain/50s_presidents%E2%80%99">Vulcain 50s Presidents'</a></h3>
This watch is a celebration of Vulcain's heritage as "<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/vulcain/50s_presidents%E2%80%99">Presidents Watch</a>". The stainless steel case of the watch, waterproof to 50 meters, houses an exclusive Vulcain V-21 automatic movement. The strap is made of alligator leather, adding a touch of elegance and sophistication. The dial, available in multiple colors, features stick indexes and luminous hands, as well as an alarm complication.
<h3 dir="ltr">Vulcain Aviator Instrument</h3>
The Aviator Instrument pays homage to the brand's aeronautical heritage. Its robust stainless steel case, water resistant to 10 ATM, houses a Vulcain V-57 automatic movement. The strap is made of leather, reflecting the aviator style of the watch. The dial, with its luminous indexes and hands, has a chronograph, a useful complication for calculating short times.
<h3 dir="ltr">Vulcain Golden Heart</h3>
The Golden Heart is a limited edition, celebrating the famous Cricket watch. The rose gold case, water-resistant to 30 meters, houses a Vulcain V-18 manual-winding mechanical movement. The alligator leather strap adds a touch of luxury. The dial, with its Arabic numeral indexes and golden hands, is equipped with an alarm complication, visible thanks to a heart-shaped opening.
<h2 dir="ltr">Summary of the Vulcain brand</h2>
Whether you are attracted by the historical charm of the 50s Presidents' Watch, the aviator style of the Aviator Instrument or the luxury of the Golden Heart, Vulcain offers a wide choice of watches that combine functionality, history and elegance. The brand's renewal offers the opportunity to choose new models revisiting the brand's heritage or vintage models for the most passionate among you.&nbsp;To find out more about these watches and other Vulcain collections, do not hesitate to visit their website. The Dialicious owners&rsquo; reviews shared on this platform can also provide you with additional information when choosing a Vulcain watch.
Check out the <a href="https://preprod.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_swiss_watch_brands">Ranking of the most popular Swiss watch brands</a>, including Vulcain.
(Updated September 2024)

After the resurrection of this iconic brand in 2021 thanks to Guillaume Ladet who, thanks to his vision and his marketing, was able to help revive this sublime and emblematic Swiss watch brand Vulcain, I had to buy one, but I absolutely wanted a resolutely modern Vulcain in specifications while having its vintage side, so I went for the Vulcain Lagoon Bleu which has a fine work, a movement that is certainly simple but ultra-robust, a 2824, but what captivated me was the level of finish for such a reasonable price, happy to have added this piece of history to my collection.

History

I recently owned the Vulcain Skindiver, I think I was matrixed by some youtubers... But rightly so, since I've been interested in watches, Oris has always made me want one... The Oris Diver 65 and the Vulcain Skindiver have many similarities, a similar design, Swiss made, a similar price range... Yes, but I've never taken the plunge for an Oris and their recent price increase leaves me doubtful... 

Let's get back to the Vulcain, it alternates different finishes, polished, brushed, chamfered... Its big plus is its contained dimensions, 38mm, 44mm from lug to lug as well as its blue dial with vertical grooves that plays perfectly with the light.

Its small negative point is the lack of a steel bracelet... being a big fan of this type of bracelet. For now she is dressed in the Baltic rice grain which I find suits her very well (but the end link is not 100% suitable).

Finished to perfection

I've only had this Skindiver for a few days and I'm already a total fan!

I discovered this brand, or rather this group of brands, when I bought the Nivada Grenchen F77 smoked brown. I think the new breath of fresh air breathed in by Guillaume LAIDET makes sense!
It was on the PARLONS MONTRES channel that I discovered this Vulcain and it was instantly charmed!

I almost only own divers' watches because I like to be able to swim with my watches without having to worry about their water resistance.

And while searching the net, I came across this limited collaboration with OCARAT, who had already collaborated with Nivada on a magnificent F77 skmoked blue dial (which was featured on the channel at the beginning of the year with Sylvain). I wanted to buy the Skindiver with a blue dial but this smoky green combined with white indexes literally captivated me! And this 20/16 bracelet: how comfortable!
In short, a must-have in my opinion!

Skindiver collab. OCARAT

La marque&nbsp;Serica a &eacute;t&eacute; cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2019 par J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Burget et 3 amis &agrave; Paris, en France. Le nom Serica vient d'une r&eacute;gion perdue au bout de l'Extr&ecirc;me-Orient que les Grecs et les Romains avaient baptis&eacute;e ainsi. Ce lieu fait &eacute;cho &agrave; la gen&egrave;se de la marque, qui vise &agrave; concevoir des montres m&eacute;caniques de qualit&eacute; au style n&eacute;or&eacute;tro, pr&ecirc;tes &agrave; vous suivre aux confins du monde.
La gamme comprend des montres telles que la <a title="Page Serica 4512" href="https://www.dialicious.com/serica/4512">Serica 4512</a>, la <a title="Page Serica 5303" href="https://www.dialicious.com/serica/5303">Serica 5303</a> et la <a title="Page Serica 8315 GMT Chronom&egrave;tre" href="https://www.dialicious.com/serica/8315">Serica 8315</a>. L'une des particularit&eacute;s de cette marque est que son nom n'appara&icirc;t nulle part sur le cadran, afin de pousser le passionn&eacute; &agrave; acheter un design, des finitions et des proportions, et pas seulement un nom. En juillet 2023, Serica a lanc&eacute; la Serica 5303 COSC une version chronom&egrave;tre certifi&eacute;e par le Contr&ocirc;le Officiel Suisse des Chronom&egrave;tres.
Leur avant-dernier mod&egrave;le est la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/serica/6190">Serica 6190</a> surfant sur les bases de la 1&egrave;re r&eacute;f&eacute;rence de la marque, la Serica 4512. Cette 6190 &eacute;pouse les codes stylistiques de la marque, des anses lyres, un choix de cadrans diff&eacute;rents et la possibilit&eacute; de choisir la position de la couronne &agrave; 3 heures ou en mode "Destro" &agrave; 9 heures. Cette Serica 6190 est &eacute;quip&eacute; du calibre Soprod M100 certifi&eacute; COSC (Contr&ocirc;le Officiel Suisse des Chronom&egrave;tres) &agrave; l'intar des productions actuelles des autres mod&egrave;les 5303 et 8315.&nbsp;
Depuis le 21 novembre 2024, Serica propose une nouvelle collection tr&egrave;s audacieuse...&nbsp;Une montre habill&eacute;e sortant des sentiers battus nomm&eacute;e "Parade" sous la r&eacute;f&eacute;rence 1174. Ces 4 chiffres, comme toutes les autres r&eacute;f&eacute;rences Serica, propose une symbolique issue du nombre d'or ou divines proportions dont le ratio entre la longeur et la largeur sont de 1,174... Une nouveaut&eacute; propos&eacute;e en pr&eacute;-commande &agrave; 1,490 &euro; pour une livraison pr&eacute;vue en Mars 2025...
<h2>Quel est le prix d'une montre Serica ?</h2>
Les prix des montres Serica &eacute;voluent et diff&eacute;rent selon les mod&egrave;les. La plupart co&ucirc;tent entre 990 &euro; et 1,890 &euro; selon les mod&egrave;les et finitions. Le mod&egrave;le GMT de la marque, Serica 8315 GMT Chronom&egrave;tre co&ucirc;te 1,890 &euro; tandis que le dernier mod&egrave;le lanc&eacute; par Serica, la r&eacute;f&eacute;rence <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/serica/6190">6190</a> est propos&eacute;e &agrave; 990 &euro;.
Serica est ind&eacute;pendante et produit environ 5,000 montres par an, tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Serica fait partie du <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_francaises">Top 10 des marques de montres fran&ccedil;aises les plus populaires</a>, ainsi que du <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_micro_marques_de_montres">Classement des meilleures micro-marques de montres</a>. Pour choisir le mod&egrave;le Serica qui vous correspond le mieux,&nbsp;les avis clients Dialicious sont une ressource essentielle pour &eacute;valuer les diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients
(Mise &agrave; jour Novembre 2024)

The brand Serica was created in 2019 by J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Burget and 3 friends in Paris, France. The name Serica comes from a lost region at the end of the Far East that the Greeks and Romans named it like this. This place echoes the genesis of the brand, which aims to design quality mechanical watches in a neo-retro style, ready to follow you to the ends of the world.
The range includes watches such as the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/4512">Serica 4512</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/5303">Serica 5303</a> and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/8315">Serica 8315</a>. One of the particularities of this brand is that its name does not appear anywhere on the dial, in order to encourage the enthusiast to buy a design, finishes and proportions, and not just a name. In July 2023, Serica launched the Serica 5303 COSC, a chronometer version certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute.
The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/6190">Serica 6190</a> surfing on the bases of the brand's first reference, the Serica 4512. This 6190 follows the stylistic codes of the brand, lyre lugs, a choice of different dials and the possibility of choosing the position of the crown at 3 o'clock or at &ldquo;Destro&rdquo; mode at 9 o&rsquo;clock. This Serica 6190 is powered with the Soprod M100 caliber COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Certification) certified, like the current productions of the other 5303 and 8315 models.&nbsp;
Since November 21, 2024, Serica has been offering a very daring new collection... A dress watch off the beaten track called &ldquo;Parade&rdquo; under the reference 1174. These 4 figures, like all other Serica references, offer a symbolism derived from the golden number or divine proportions whose ratio between length and width is 1.174... A novelty offered for pre-order at &euro; 1,490 for one delivery planned for March 2025...
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Serica watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Serica watches change and differ depending on the model. Most cost between &euro; 990 and &euro; 1,890 depending on the models and finishes. The brand's GMT model, Serica 8315 GMT Chronometer costs &euro; 1,890 while the latest model launched by Serica, the reference&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/6190">6190</a> is offered to &euro; 990.
Serica is independent and produces around 5,000 watches per year, all models combined. Serica is part of the&nbsp;<a href="https://preprod.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Top 10 most popular French watch brands</a>, as well as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_micro_watch_brands">ranking the best micro watch brands</a>. To choose the Serica model that best suits you, <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/5303">Serica 5303 reviews</a>, <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/4512">Serica 4512 reviews</a>, <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/6190">Serica 6190 reviews</a> or <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/serica/8315">Serica 8315 reviews</a> are an #1 resource for evaluating different models through real customer experience.
(Updated December 2025)

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