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Richard: /* Other Notable Alarm Watches */

2020-05-08T19:57:13Z

Other Notable Alarm Watches

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	==Other Notable Alarm Watches==		==Other Notable Alarm Watches==

	*[[Favre Leuba Seabird]]		*[[Favre Leuba Seabird]]

	*[[Rodania Datafonic]]		*[[Rodania Datafonic]]
			* [[Vulcain Cricket]]
			* [[Vulcain Cricket S2315A]]

	==Links==		==Links==

Richard at 20:14, 30 April 2020

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	==Alarm Watches==		==Alarm Watches==

Richard: /* Other Notable Alarm Watches */

2020-04-16T17:51:55Z

Other Notable Alarm Watches

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	*[[Favre Leuba Seabird]]		*[[Favre Leuba Seabird]]

			*[[Rodania Datafonic]]

	==Links==		==Links==

Richard: /* Tudor Advisor */

2020-04-16T17:42:55Z

Tudor Advisor

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	[[File:1957 TUDOR ADVISOR 7926.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:1957 TUDOR ADVISOR 7926.jpg\|thumb]]
	Released in 1957, the [[Tudor Advisor]] used an ebauche movement, an undecorated and dissembled movement, from Adolph Schild S.A. (rather than an in-house caliber like the Vulcain or Memovox) which whilst smaller, did not have the same length or volume of alarm.This same movement was used in over 450 different alarm watches during the 1950's and 1960's with examples from [[Bulova]], [[Gruen]], [[Omega]] and many more. It took until 1968 for Tudor to stop using the Oyster case, which whilst iconic is not designed for acoustic performance, and start using a new case with a sound enhancing back (something that the Cricket had been doing since 1947). The Advisor never had the fame of the Cricket or the Memovox because for most of the twentieth century Tudor have been seen playing second fiddle to Rolex.		Released in 1957, the [[Tudor Advisor]] used an ebauche movement, an undecorated and dissembled movement, from Adolph Schild S.A. (rather than an in-house caliber like the Vulcain or Memovox) which whilst smaller, did not have the same length or volume of alarm.This same movement was used in over 450 different alarm watches during the 1950's and 1960's with examples from [[Bulova]], [[Gruen]], [[Omega]] and many more. It took until 1968 for Tudor to stop using the Oyster case, which whilst iconic is not designed for acoustic performance, and start using a new case with a sound enhancing back (something that the Cricket had been doing since 1947). The Advisor never had the fame of the Cricket or the Memovox because for most of the twentieth century Tudor have been seen playing second fiddle to Rolex.

			==Other Notable Alarm Watches==

			*[[Favre Leuba Seabird]]

	==Links==		==Links==

Richard: /* The Cricket Arrives */

2020-04-16T17:37:22Z

The Cricket Arrives

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	To increase the volume of the alarm, the hammer would strike a pin connected to a metal membrane that would act as a resonator. This membrane was covered by an outer case with sound holes, similar to that on a cello, that allowed the sound to escape. A pusher at 2 o'clock would allow the user to stop the alarm once they were alerted, rather than letting it run down. The watch was called the [[Vulcain Cricket]] as the hammer would strike up to 1300 times in just 25 seconds to create a very distinctive mechanical chirping sound.		To increase the volume of the alarm, the hammer would strike a pin connected to a metal membrane that would act as a resonator. This membrane was covered by an outer case with sound holes, similar to that on a cello, that allowed the sound to escape. A pusher at 2 o'clock would allow the user to stop the alarm once they were alerted, rather than letting it run down. The watch was called the [[Vulcain Cricket]] as the hammer would strike up to 1300 times in just 25 seconds to create a very distinctive mechanical chirping sound.

	Released in 1947, the Cricket became a huge success with Vulcain releasing several variations over the years such as the Golden Voice, a smaller watch made for women with a gold membrane that maintained excellent sound despite a smaller size. The new Caliber 401 released in 1958 added a date and subsidiary seconds but was never as popular as the addition of the date window meant there was no room for a second barrel which decreased the alarm time and increased the cost. The [[Vulcain Cricket Nautical]] released in 1961 was a diver’s alarm watch which added a set of adjustable decompression tables on the dial and had sixteen sound holes on the case back so even underwater the alarm could be heard.		Released in 1947, the Cricket became a huge success with Vulcain releasing several variations over the years such as the [[Vulcain Golden Voice\|Golden Voice]], a smaller watch made for women with a gold membrane that maintained excellent sound despite a smaller size. The new Caliber 401 released in 1958 added a date and subsidiary seconds but was never as popular as the addition of the date window meant there was no room for a second barrel which decreased the alarm time and increased the cost. The [[Vulcain Cricket Nautical]] released in 1961 was a diver’s alarm watch which added a set of adjustable decompression tables on the dial and had sixteen sound holes on the case back so even underwater the alarm could be heard.

	Newer, and technically superior, alarms might have overshadowed the Cricket if it weren't for the White House News Photographers Association giving President Truman a Vulcain Cricket as a parting gift when he left the White House in 1952. His successor, Dwight Eisenhower was seen also wearing a Cricket however it was Lyndon Baines Johnson who truly cemented the Cricket as the President's Watch. Johnson was the only President to actually buy the watch himself and even purchased two hundred whilst in Geneva as gifts for staffers and guests.		Newer, and technically superior, alarms might have overshadowed the Cricket if it weren't for the White House News Photographers Association giving President Truman a Vulcain Cricket as a parting gift when he left the White House in 1952. His successor, Dwight Eisenhower was seen also wearing a Cricket however it was Lyndon Baines Johnson who truly cemented the Cricket as the President's Watch. Johnson was the only President to actually buy the watch himself and even purchased two hundred whilst in Geneva as gifts for staffers and guests.

Richard: /* JLC Memovox */

2020-04-16T17:19:29Z

JLC Memovox

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	==JLC Memovox==		==JLC Memovox==
	[[File:Jlc memovox worldtime.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Jlc memovox worldtime.jpg\|thumb]]
	The [[Jaeger leCoultre]] alarm watch, [[~~JLC~~ Memovox\|Memovox]], had been released in 1951 with the manual wind Caliber 489 and had a distinct look with two crowns instead of a pusher and crown; one crown controlling the time keeping and the other the alarm and rather than a pointer hand, the alarm was indicated by a rotating disc in the center of the dial. In 1956 Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Caliber 815, the first automatically wound alarm wristwatch, where a 'bumper' rotor wound the mainspring whilst the top crown still wound the alarm spring separately.		The [[Jaeger LeCoultre\|Jaeger leCoultre]] alarm watch, [[Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox\|Memovox]], had been released in 1951 with the manual wind Caliber 489 and had a distinct look with two crowns instead of a pusher and crown; one crown controlling the time keeping and the other the alarm and rather than a pointer hand, the alarm was indicated by a rotating disc in the center of the dial. In 1956 Jaeger-LeCoultre released the [[Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Automatic\|Caliber 815]], the first automatically wound alarm wristwatch, where a 'bumper' rotor wound the mainspring whilst the top crown still wound the alarm spring separately.

	Later Jaeger-LeCoultre added a date module to 815 and that new movement, the popular Caliber 825, went into the new [[JLC Memovox Worldtime\|Memovox Worldtime]] which was created to celebrate the brand's 125th Anniversary. Two Worldtimes were sent to President Johnson, both cased in 14kt yellow gold with the seal of the President on the case back, in the hopes of usurping the Cricket. Johnson accepted the gift but it didn't weaken his love for the Cricket and he gave away one Worldtime as a gift and donated the other to his Presidential Library after his term ended.		Later Jaeger-LeCoultre added a date module to 815 and that new movement, the popular Caliber 825, went into the new [[JLC Memovox Worldtime\|Memovox Worldtime]] which was created to celebrate the brand's 125th Anniversary. Two Worldtimes were sent to President Johnson, both cased in 14kt yellow gold with the seal of the President on the case back, in the hopes of usurping the Cricket. Johnson accepted the gift but it didn't weaken his love for the Cricket and he gave away one Worldtime as a gift and donated the other to his Presidential Library after his term ended.

	Whilst JLC didn't win the wrist of the President, their Memovox case design proved quite versatile and over the next few years they released two divers alarm watches, the [[~~JLC~~ Deep Sea Alarm\|Deep Sea Alarm]] and the [[~~JLC~~ Polaris\|Polaris]]. These two watches had the same case as the Vulcain Cricket which was developed by Ervin Piquerez in 1956. Whilst it's fairly easy to find a regular dress Memovox, even if you do have to be careful about inner dial replacements, finding a Deep Sea or Polaris in good condition is challenging with less than a 1000 Deep Sea alarms ever produced. Not only that but these watches were professional tools that were used and abused and knocked against dive tanks for years so many didn't survive.		Whilst JLC didn't win the wrist of the President, their Memovox case design proved quite versatile and over the next few years they released two divers alarm watches, the [[Jaeger LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm Automatic\|Deep Sea Alarm]] and the [[Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris\|Polaris]]. These two watches had the same case as the Vulcain Cricket which was developed by Ervin Piquerez in 1956. Whilst it's fairly easy to find a regular dress Memovox, even if you do have to be careful about inner dial replacements, finding a Deep Sea or Polaris in good condition is challenging with less than a 1000 Deep Sea alarms ever produced. Not only that but these watches were professional tools that were used and abused and knocked against dive tanks for years so many didn't survive.

	==Tudor Advisor==		==Tudor Advisor==

Richard: /* JLC Memovox */

2020-04-16T17:16:42Z

JLC Memovox

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	==JLC Memovox==		==JLC Memovox==
	[[File:Jlc memovox worldtime.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Jlc memovox worldtime.jpg\|thumb]]
	The [[Jaeger ~~le Coultre~~]] alarm watch, [[JLC Memovox\|Memovox]], had been released in 1951 with the manual wind Caliber 489 and had a distinct look with two crowns instead of a pusher and crown; one crown controlling the time keeping and the other the alarm and rather than a pointer hand, the alarm was indicated by a rotating disc in the center of the dial. In 1956 Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Caliber 815, the first automatically wound alarm wristwatch, where a 'bumper' rotor wound the mainspring whilst the top crown still wound the alarm spring separately.		The [[Jaeger leCoultre]] alarm watch, [[JLC Memovox\|Memovox]], had been released in 1951 with the manual wind Caliber 489 and had a distinct look with two crowns instead of a pusher and crown; one crown controlling the time keeping and the other the alarm and rather than a pointer hand, the alarm was indicated by a rotating disc in the center of the dial. In 1956 Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Caliber 815, the first automatically wound alarm wristwatch, where a 'bumper' rotor wound the mainspring whilst the top crown still wound the alarm spring separately.

	Later Jaeger-LeCoultre added a date module to 815 and that new movement, the popular Caliber 825, went into the new [[JLC Memovox Worldtime\|Memovox Worldtime]] which was created to celebrate the brand's 125th Anniversary. Two Worldtimes were sent to President Johnson, both cased in 14kt yellow gold with the seal of the President on the case back, in the hopes of usurping the Cricket. Johnson accepted the gift but it didn't weaken his love for the Cricket and he gave away one Worldtime as a gift and donated the other to his Presidential Library after his term ended.		Later Jaeger-LeCoultre added a date module to 815 and that new movement, the popular Caliber 825, went into the new [[JLC Memovox Worldtime\|Memovox Worldtime]] which was created to celebrate the brand's 125th Anniversary. Two Worldtimes were sent to President Johnson, both cased in 14kt yellow gold with the seal of the President on the case back, in the hopes of usurping the Cricket. Johnson accepted the gift but it didn't weaken his love for the Cricket and he gave away one Worldtime as a gift and donated the other to his Presidential Library after his term ended.

Richard: /* JLC Memovox */

2020-04-16T17:16:26Z

JLC Memovox

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	==JLC Memovox==		==JLC Memovox==
	[[File:Jlc memovox worldtime.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Jlc memovox worldtime.jpg\|thumb]]
	The [[Jaeger ~~leCoultre~~]] alarm watch, [[JLC Memovox\|Memovox]], had been released in 1951 with the manual wind Caliber 489 and had a distinct look with two crowns instead of a pusher and crown; one crown controlling the time keeping and the other the alarm and rather than a pointer hand, the alarm was indicated by a rotating disc in the center of the dial. In 1956 Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Caliber 815, the first automatically wound alarm wristwatch, where a 'bumper' rotor wound the mainspring whilst the top crown still wound the alarm spring separately.		The [[Jaeger le Coultre]] alarm watch, [[JLC Memovox\|Memovox]], had been released in 1951 with the manual wind Caliber 489 and had a distinct look with two crowns instead of a pusher and crown; one crown controlling the time keeping and the other the alarm and rather than a pointer hand, the alarm was indicated by a rotating disc in the center of the dial. In 1956 Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Caliber 815, the first automatically wound alarm wristwatch, where a 'bumper' rotor wound the mainspring whilst the top crown still wound the alarm spring separately.

	Later Jaeger-LeCoultre added a date module to 815 and that new movement, the popular Caliber 825, went into the new [[JLC Memovox Worldtime\|Memovox Worldtime]] which was created to celebrate the brand's 125th Anniversary. Two Worldtimes were sent to President Johnson, both cased in 14kt yellow gold with the seal of the President on the case back, in the hopes of usurping the Cricket. Johnson accepted the gift but it didn't weaken his love for the Cricket and he gave away one Worldtime as a gift and donated the other to his Presidential Library after his term ended.		Later Jaeger-LeCoultre added a date module to 815 and that new movement, the popular Caliber 825, went into the new [[JLC Memovox Worldtime\|Memovox Worldtime]] which was created to celebrate the brand's 125th Anniversary. Two Worldtimes were sent to President Johnson, both cased in 14kt yellow gold with the seal of the President on the case back, in the hopes of usurping the Cricket. Johnson accepted the gift but it didn't weaken his love for the Cricket and he gave away one Worldtime as a gift and donated the other to his Presidential Library after his term ended.

Richard: /* Tudor Advisor */

2020-04-16T16:50:52Z

Tudor Advisor

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	==Tudor Advisor==		==Tudor Advisor==
	[[File:1957 TUDOR ADVISOR 7926.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:1957 TUDOR ADVISOR 7926.jpg\|thumb]]
	Released in 1957, the Tudor Advisor used an ebauche movement, an undecorated and dissembled movement, from Adolph Schild S.A. (rather than an in-house caliber like the Vulcain or Memovox) which whilst smaller, did not have the same length or volume of alarm.This same movement was used in over 450 different alarm watches during the 1950's and 1960's with examples from [[Bulova]], [[Gruen]], [[Omega]] and many more. It took until 1968 for Tudor to stop using the Oyster case, which whilst iconic is not designed for acoustic performance, and start using a new case with a sound enhancing back (something that the Cricket had been doing since 1947). The Advisor never had the fame of the Cricket or the Memovox because for most of the twentieth century Tudor have been seen playing second fiddle to Rolex.		Released in 1957, the [[Tudor Advisor]] used an ebauche movement, an undecorated and dissembled movement, from Adolph Schild S.A. (rather than an in-house caliber like the Vulcain or Memovox) which whilst smaller, did not have the same length or volume of alarm.This same movement was used in over 450 different alarm watches during the 1950's and 1960's with examples from [[Bulova]], [[Gruen]], [[Omega]] and many more. It took until 1968 for Tudor to stop using the Oyster case, which whilst iconic is not designed for acoustic performance, and start using a new case with a sound enhancing back (something that the Cricket had been doing since 1947). The Advisor never had the fame of the Cricket or the Memovox because for most of the twentieth century Tudor have been seen playing second fiddle to Rolex.

	==Links==		==Links==

Richard: /* Tudor Advisor */

2020-04-16T16:49:38Z

Tudor Advisor

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	==Tudor Advisor==		==Tudor Advisor==
			[[File:1957 TUDOR ADVISOR 7926.jpg\|thumb]]
	Released in 1957, the Tudor Advisor used an ebauche movement, an undecorated and dissembled movement, from Adolph Schild S.A. (rather than an in-house caliber like the Vulcain or Memovox) which whilst smaller, did not have the same length or volume of alarm.This same movement was used in over 450 different alarm watches during the 1950's and 1960's with examples from [[Bulova]], [[Gruen]], [[Omega]] and many more. It took until 1968 for Tudor to stop using the Oyster case, which whilst iconic is not designed for acoustic performance, and start using a new case with a sound enhancing back (something that the Cricket had been doing since 1947). The Advisor never had the fame of the Cricket or the Memovox because for most of the twentieth century Tudor have been seen playing second fiddle to Rolex.		Released in 1957, the Tudor Advisor used an ebauche movement, an undecorated and dissembled movement, from Adolph Schild S.A. (rather than an in-house caliber like the Vulcain or Memovox) which whilst smaller, did not have the same length or volume of alarm.This same movement was used in over 450 different alarm watches during the 1950's and 1960's with examples from [[Bulova]], [[Gruen]], [[Omega]] and many more. It took until 1968 for Tudor to stop using the Oyster case, which whilst iconic is not designed for acoustic performance, and start using a new case with a sound enhancing back (something that the Cricket had been doing since 1947). The Advisor never had the fame of the Cricket or the Memovox because for most of the twentieth century Tudor have been seen playing second fiddle to Rolex.