{"id":62234,"date":"2025-07-24T22:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/?post_type=product&p=62234"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:26:21","slug":"vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 Du d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 60"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARACT\u00c9RISTIQUES TECHNIQUES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rare Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" avec bo\u00eetier et bracelet en acier, mouvement d'alarme \u00e0 remontage manuel V 406, du d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 60.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bo\u00eetier en acier mesurant 22,2 mm<\/span><\/p>\n

Mesure de 29,7 mm d'une patte \u00e0 l'autre<\/span><\/p>\n

Couronnes originales avec logo<\/span><\/p>\n

Bracelet rigide en acier inoxydable<\/span><\/p>\n

Mouvement d'alarme \u00e0 remontage manuel V 406<\/span><\/p>\n

ANALYSE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans les laboratoires de la Manufacture Vulcain, les techniciens travaillent depuis cinq ans \u00e0 la mise au point d'une montre-bracelet \u00e0 complication r\u00e9veil. L'id\u00e9e d'int\u00e9grer un m\u00e9canisme d'alarme dans un mouvement de montre-bracelet n'\u00e9tait pas techniquement innovante, mais aucun mod\u00e8le n'avait jusqu'alors relev\u00e9 le d\u00e9fi acoustique : assurer un volume suffisant dans un calibre de taille standard. Le principal obstacle technique \u00e9tait l'efficacit\u00e9 du syst\u00e8me de percussion, car la r\u00e9sonance g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9e par les ressorts et les marteaux traditionnels \u00e9tait insuffisante pour une alarme efficace. L'objectif premier \u00e9tait donc d'optimiser le transfert d'\u00e9nergie vers la composante sonore, tout en maintenant la fiabilit\u00e9 du mouvement. La solution adopt\u00e9e par les ing\u00e9nieurs dirig\u00e9s par Robert Ditisheim - petit-fils du fondateur Maurice Ditisheim - a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'int\u00e9gration d'une goupille positionn\u00e9e sur le fond du bo\u00eetier qui utilise ce m\u00eame fond comme chambre de r\u00e9sonance pour amplifier le signal acoustique. Cette approche a permis une transmission plus efficace des vibrations sonores g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9es par le m\u00e9canisme d'alarme, gr\u00e2ce \u00e9galement aux trous plac\u00e9s sur un second fond de bo\u00eetier plus externe.<\/span><\/p>\n

En 1947, la premi\u00e8re montre-bracelet \u00e0 alarme v\u00e9ritablement fonctionnelle sort des usines Vulcain avec le calibre V 120 (brevet US 2,644,294) : la \"Cricket\". Le succ\u00e8s commercial est imm\u00e9diat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans le cadre de ces \u00e9tudes sur le d\u00e9veloppement de la microm\u00e9canique, les concepteurs de Vulcain sont all\u00e9s plus loin : ils ont voulu miniaturiser davantage cette complication. En 1958, le mouvement V 406 voit le jour, qui \u00e9quipe les montres-r\u00e9veils pour femmes appel\u00e9es \"Golden Voice\". Ce calibre \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s compact, avec un diam\u00e8tre de seulement 19,5 mm, et tr\u00e8s fin, avec une \u00e9paisseur de seulement 5,2 mm, mais il produisait un son net et prolong\u00e9 pendant plus de 20 secondes. Pour am\u00e9liorer encore l'extension des ondes sonores, Vulcain exp\u00e9rimente un fond de bo\u00eetier recouvert d'une feuille d'or, qui s'av\u00e8re \u00eatre le meilleur mat\u00e9riau pour amplifier le son (d'o\u00f9 le nom de \"Voix d'or\").<\/span><\/p>\n

Le \"Golden Voice\" a \u00e9t\u00e9 produit en peu d'exemplaires et pendant la courte p\u00e9riode comprise entre 1958 et 1963, c'est donc un oiseau tr\u00e8s rare. C'est donc un oiseau tr\u00e8s rare. L'exemplaire que vous voyez pourrait \u00eatre le premier que vous verrez de pr\u00e8s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le cadran est transparent avec une surface \"seiche\". Le chemin de fer des minutes est centr\u00e9 pour faciliter le r\u00e9glage de l'alarme avec l'aiguille appropri\u00e9e. Les heures sont indiqu\u00e9es par des index en acier de forme parall\u00e9l\u00e9pip\u00e9dique coupl\u00e9s \u00e0 des points de tritium. Au centre du cadran, \u00e0 12 heures, se trouve la signature Vulcain Cricket ; plus bas, \u00e0 6 heures, se trouve l'\u00e9l\u00e9gante signature cursive \"Golden Voice\". Les aiguilles sont de forme dauphine avec un creux pour la p\u00e2te luminescente.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le bo\u00eetier est circulaire et se termine par de longues cornes au profil facett\u00e9. Le fond est caract\u00e9ris\u00e9 par deux dos de caisse : l'un \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur porte la goupille o\u00f9 le marteau frappe ; l'autre \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur est la membrane de r\u00e9sonance avec 6 trous pour favoriser l'extension acoustique.<\/span><\/p>\n

A l'int\u00e9rieur se trouve le magnifique et rare calibre de manufacture V 406 avec double barillet et marteau de sonnerie surdimensionn\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SP\u00c9CIFICATIONS Rare Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" avec bo\u00eetier et bracelet en acier, mouvement d'alarme \u00e0 remontage manuel V 406, de...<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":62235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[264],"product_cat":[234],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-62234","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-vulcain","product_cat-watches","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nVulcain Cricket "Golden Voice" Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s - The Vintageur<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SPECIFICATIONS Rare Vulcain Cricket "Golden Voice" with steel case and bracelet, manual winding alarm movement V 406, from early 60s. Steel case measuring 22.2mm Lug-to-lug measuring 29.7mm Original logoed crowns Stainless steel rigid bracelet Manual winding alarm movement V 406 ANALYSIS At the end of the Second World War, in the laboratories of the Vulcain Manufacture, the technicians had been busy for five years developing a wristwatch with an alarm complication. The idea of \u200b\u200bintegrating an alarm mechanism into a wristwatch movement was not technically innovative but no model until then had solved the acoustic challenge: ensuring sufficient volume in a standard-sized caliber. The main engineering obstacle was the efficiency of the percussion system, since the resonance generated by traditional springs and hammers was insufficient for an effective alarm. The primary objective was therefore to optimize the transfer of energy to the sound component, while maintaining the reliability of the movement. The solution adopted by the engineers led by Robert Ditisheim - grandson of the founder Maurice Ditisheim - was the integration of a pin positioned on the case back that used the same case back as a resonance chamber to amplify the acoustic signal. This approach allowed for a more efficient transmission of the sound vibrations generated by the alarm mechanism, also thanks to the holes placed on a second, more external case back. In 1947, the first truly functional alarm wristwatch came out of the Vulcain factories with the V 120 caliber (US patent 2,644,294): the "Cricket". It was an immediate huge commercial success. In the context of these studies on the development of micromechanics, Vulcain designers went further: they wanted to further miniaturize this complication. In 1958, the V 406 movement was born, which was housed in the women's alarm watches called "Golden Voice". This caliber was very compact, with a diameter of just 19.5 mm, and very thin, with a thickness of just 5.2 mm, but it produced a clean and prolonged sound for over 20 seconds. To further improve the extension of the sound waves, Vulcain experimented with a back case covered with gold foil, which proved to be the best material for amplifying the sound (this is why the model was named "Golden Voice"). The "Golden Voice" was produced in few pieces and in the short period between 1958 and 1963, so it is a very rare bird. So this you are seeing could be the first one you look at up close. The dial is clear with a "cuttlefish" surface. The minute track is centered to help setting the alarm with the appropriate pointer. Indicating the hours are parallelepiped-shaped steel indexes coupled with tritium dots. In the center of the dial at 12 is the Vulcain Cricket signature; further down at 6 is the elegant cursive signature "Golden Voice". The hands are dauphine-shaped with a recess for the luminescent paste. The case is circular and ends in long lugs with a faceted profile. The back is characterized by two casebacks: the inner one has the pin where the hammer strikes; the outer one is the resonance membrane with 6 holes to help the acoustic extension. Inside there is the wonderful and rare manufacture caliber V 406 with double barrel and oversized alarm hammer.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/boutique\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vulcain Cricket "Golden Voice" Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SPECIFICATIONS Rare Vulcain Cricket "Golden Voice" with steel case and bracelet, manual winding alarm movement V 406, from early 60s. Steel case measuring 22.2mm Lug-to-lug measuring 29.7mm Original logoed crowns Stainless steel rigid bracelet Manual winding alarm movement V 406 ANALYSIS At the end of the Second World War, in the laboratories of the Vulcain Manufacture, the technicians had been busy for five years developing a wristwatch with an alarm complication. The idea of \u200b\u200bintegrating an alarm mechanism into a wristwatch movement was not technically innovative but no model until then had solved the acoustic challenge: ensuring sufficient volume in a standard-sized caliber. The main engineering obstacle was the efficiency of the percussion system, since the resonance generated by traditional springs and hammers was insufficient for an effective alarm. The primary objective was therefore to optimize the transfer of energy to the sound component, while maintaining the reliability of the movement. The solution adopted by the engineers led by Robert Ditisheim - grandson of the founder Maurice Ditisheim - was the integration of a pin positioned on the case back that used the same case back as a resonance chamber to amplify the acoustic signal. This approach allowed for a more efficient transmission of the sound vibrations generated by the alarm mechanism, also thanks to the holes placed on a second, more external case back. In 1947, the first truly functional alarm wristwatch came out of the Vulcain factories with the V 120 caliber (US patent 2,644,294): the "Cricket". It was an immediate huge commercial success. In the context of these studies on the development of micromechanics, Vulcain designers went further: they wanted to further miniaturize this complication. In 1958, the V 406 movement was born, which was housed in the women's alarm watches called "Golden Voice". This caliber was very compact, with a diameter of just 19.5 mm, and very thin, with a thickness of just 5.2 mm, but it produced a clean and prolonged sound for over 20 seconds. To further improve the extension of the sound waves, Vulcain experimented with a back case covered with gold foil, which proved to be the best material for amplifying the sound (this is why the model was named "Golden Voice"). The "Golden Voice" was produced in few pieces and in the short period between 1958 and 1963, so it is a very rare bird. So this you are seeing could be the first one you look at up close. The dial is clear with a "cuttlefish" surface. The minute track is centered to help setting the alarm with the appropriate pointer. Indicating the hours are parallelepiped-shaped steel indexes coupled with tritium dots. In the center of the dial at 12 is the Vulcain Cricket signature; further down at 6 is the elegant cursive signature "Golden Voice". The hands are dauphine-shaped with a recess for the luminescent paste. The case is circular and ends in long lugs with a faceted profile. The back is characterized by two casebacks: the inner one has the pin where the hammer strikes; the outer one is the resonance membrane with 6 holes to help the acoustic extension. Inside there is the wonderful and rare manufacture caliber V 406 with double barrel and oversized alarm hammer.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/boutique\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Vintageur\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T09:26:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Prix\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1.200,00 €\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Disponibilit\u00e9\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"En stock\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/\",\"name\":\"Vulcain Cricket \\\"Golden Voice\\\" Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s - The Vintageur\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-24T20:26:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-25T09:26:21+00:00\",\"description\":\"SPECIFICATIONS Rare Vulcain Cricket \\\"Golden Voice\\\" with steel case and bracelet, manual winding alarm movement V 406, from early 60s. Steel case measuring 22.2mm Lug-to-lug measuring 29.7mm Original logoed crowns Stainless steel rigid bracelet Manual winding alarm movement V 406 ANALYSIS At the end of the Second World War, in the laboratories of the Vulcain Manufacture, the technicians had been busy for five years developing a wristwatch with an alarm complication. The idea of \u200b\u200bintegrating an alarm mechanism into a wristwatch movement was not technically innovative but no model until then had solved the acoustic challenge: ensuring sufficient volume in a standard-sized caliber. The main engineering obstacle was the efficiency of the percussion system, since the resonance generated by traditional springs and hammers was insufficient for an effective alarm. The primary objective was therefore to optimize the transfer of energy to the sound component, while maintaining the reliability of the movement. The solution adopted by the engineers led by Robert Ditisheim - grandson of the founder Maurice Ditisheim - was the integration of a pin positioned on the case back that used the same case back as a resonance chamber to amplify the acoustic signal. This approach allowed for a more efficient transmission of the sound vibrations generated by the alarm mechanism, also thanks to the holes placed on a second, more external case back. In 1947, the first truly functional alarm wristwatch came out of the Vulcain factories with the V 120 caliber (US patent 2,644,294): the \\\"Cricket\\\". It was an immediate huge commercial success. In the context of these studies on the development of micromechanics, Vulcain designers went further: they wanted to further miniaturize this complication. In 1958, the V 406 movement was born, which was housed in the women's alarm watches called \\\"Golden Voice\\\". This caliber was very compact, with a diameter of just 19.5 mm, and very thin, with a thickness of just 5.2 mm, but it produced a clean and prolonged sound for over 20 seconds. To further improve the extension of the sound waves, Vulcain experimented with a back case covered with gold foil, which proved to be the best material for amplifying the sound (this is why the model was named \\\"Golden Voice\\\"). The \\\"Golden Voice\\\" was produced in few pieces and in the short period between 1958 and 1963, so it is a very rare bird. So this you are seeing could be the first one you look at up close. The dial is clear with a \\\"cuttlefish\\\" surface. The minute track is centered to help setting the alarm with the appropriate pointer. Indicating the hours are parallelepiped-shaped steel indexes coupled with tritium dots. In the center of the dial at 12 is the Vulcain Cricket signature; further down at 6 is the elegant cursive signature \\\"Golden Voice\\\". The hands are dauphine-shaped with a recess for the luminescent paste. The case is circular and ends in long lugs with a faceted profile. The back is characterized by two casebacks: the inner one has the pin where the hammer strikes; the outer one is the resonance membrane with 6 holes to help the acoustic extension. Inside there is the wonderful and rare manufacture caliber V 406 with double barrel and oversized alarm hammer.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2560},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/shop\\\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shop\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/it\\\/negozio\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Vulcain Cricket “Golden Voice” Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Vintageur\",\"description\":\"Your bespoke watches collection\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Vintageur\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/logo-dark.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/logo-dark.svg\",\"width\":392,\"height\":28,\"caption\":\"The Vintageur\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thevintageur.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/vintageur\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<meta property=\"product:price:amount\" content=\"1200.00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"product:price:currency\" content=\"EUR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:availability\" content=\"instock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"product:availability\" content=\"instock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"product:retailer_item_id\" content=\"830\" \/>\n<meta property=\"product:condition\" content=\"new\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s - The Vintageur","description":"SPECIFICATIONS Rare Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" avec bo\u00eetier et bracelet en acier, mouvement d'alarme \u00e0 remontage manuel V 406, du d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 60. Bo\u00eetier en acier mesurant 22,2 mm de long et 29,7 mm de large Couronnes d'origine sigl\u00e9es Bracelet rigide en acier inoxydable Mouvement d'alarme \u00e0 remontage manuel V 406 ANALYSE A la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans les laboratoires de la Manufacture Vulcain, les techniciens travaillaient depuis cinq ans \u00e0 la mise au point d'une montre-bracelet dot\u00e9e d'une complication d'alarme. L'id\u00e9e d'int\u00e9grer un m\u00e9canisme d'alarme dans un mouvement de montre-bracelet n'\u00e9tait pas techniquement novatrice, mais aucun mod\u00e8le n'avait jusqu'alors relev\u00e9 le d\u00e9fi acoustique : assurer un volume suffisant dans un calibre de taille standard. Le principal obstacle technique \u00e9tait l'efficacit\u00e9 du syst\u00e8me de percussion, car la r\u00e9sonance g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9e par les ressorts et les marteaux traditionnels \u00e9tait insuffisante pour une alarme efficace. L'objectif premier \u00e9tait donc d'optimiser le transfert d'\u00e9nergie vers la composante sonore, tout en maintenant la fiabilit\u00e9 du mouvement. La solution adopt\u00e9e par les ing\u00e9nieurs dirig\u00e9s par Robert Ditisheim - petit-fils du fondateur Maurice Ditisheim - a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'int\u00e9gration d'une goupille positionn\u00e9e sur le fond du bo\u00eetier qui utilise ce m\u00eame fond comme chambre de r\u00e9sonance pour amplifier le signal acoustique. Cette approche a permis une transmission plus efficace des vibrations sonores g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9es par le m\u00e9canisme du r\u00e9veil, gr\u00e2ce \u00e9galement aux trous plac\u00e9s sur un second fond de bo\u00eetier plus externe. En 1947, la premi\u00e8re montre-bracelet \u00e0 alarme v\u00e9ritablement fonctionnelle sort des usines Vulcain avec le calibre V 120 (brevet US 2,644,294) : la \"Cricket\". Ce fut un succ\u00e8s commercial imm\u00e9diat. Dans le cadre de ces \u00e9tudes sur le d\u00e9veloppement de la microm\u00e9canique, les concepteurs de Vulcain vont plus loin : ils veulent miniaturiser davantage cette complication. En 1958, le mouvement V 406 voit le jour, qui \u00e9quipe les montres-r\u00e9veils pour femmes appel\u00e9es \"Golden Voice\". Ce calibre \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s compact, avec un diam\u00e8tre de seulement 19,5 mm, et tr\u00e8s fin, avec une \u00e9paisseur de seulement 5,2 mm, mais il produisait un son net et prolong\u00e9 pendant plus de 20 secondes. Pour am\u00e9liorer encore l'extension des ondes sonores, Vulcain a exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 un bo\u00eetier arri\u00e8re recouvert d'une feuille d'or, qui s'est av\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00eatre le meilleur mat\u00e9riau pour amplifier le son (c'est pourquoi le mod\u00e8le a \u00e9t\u00e9 baptis\u00e9 \"Voix d'or\"). Le \"Golden Voice\" a \u00e9t\u00e9 produit en peu d'exemplaires et pendant la courte p\u00e9riode comprise entre 1958 et 1963, c'est donc un oiseau tr\u00e8s rare. Le mod\u00e8le que vous voyez pourrait donc \u00eatre le premier que vous verrez de pr\u00e8s. Le cadran est transparent avec une surface \"seiche\". Le chemin de fer des minutes est centr\u00e9 pour faciliter le r\u00e9glage de l'alarme avec l'aiguille appropri\u00e9e. Les heures sont indiqu\u00e9es par des index en acier de forme parall\u00e9l\u00e9pip\u00e9dique coupl\u00e9s \u00e0 des points de tritium. Au centre du cadran, \u00e0 12 heures, se trouve la signature Vulcain Cricket ; plus bas, \u00e0 6 heures, se trouve l'\u00e9l\u00e9gante signature cursive \"Golden Voice\". Les aiguilles sont en forme de dauphine avec une cavit\u00e9 pour la p\u00e2te luminescente. Le bo\u00eetier est circulaire et se termine par de longues cornes au profil facett\u00e9. Le fond est caract\u00e9ris\u00e9 par deux fonds : l'un \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur, avec la goupille o\u00f9 l'on frappe le marteau ; l'autre \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur, avec la membrane de r\u00e9sonance perc\u00e9e de 6 trous pour favoriser l'extension acoustique. A l'int\u00e9rieur se trouve le merveilleux et rare calibre de manufacture V 406 avec double barillet et marteau d'alarme surdimensionn\u00e9.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/boutique\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s","og_description":"SPECIFICATIONS Rare Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" with steel case and bracelet, manual winding alarm movement V 406, from early 60s. Steel case measuring 22.2mm Lug-to-lug measuring 29.7mm Original logoed crowns Stainless steel rigid bracelet Manual winding alarm movement V 406 ANALYSIS At the end of the Second World War, in the laboratories of the Vulcain Manufacture, the technicians had been busy for five years developing a wristwatch with an alarm complication. The idea of \u200b\u200bintegrating an alarm mechanism into a wristwatch movement was not technically innovative but no model until then had solved the acoustic challenge: ensuring sufficient volume in a standard-sized caliber. The main engineering obstacle was the efficiency of the percussion system, since the resonance generated by traditional springs and hammers was insufficient for an effective alarm. The primary objective was therefore to optimize the transfer of energy to the sound component, while maintaining the reliability of the movement. The solution adopted by the engineers led by Robert Ditisheim - grandson of the founder Maurice Ditisheim - was the integration of a pin positioned on the case back that used the same case back as a resonance chamber to amplify the acoustic signal. This approach allowed for a more efficient transmission of the sound vibrations generated by the alarm mechanism, also thanks to the holes placed on a second, more external case back. In 1947, the first truly functional alarm wristwatch came out of the Vulcain factories with the V 120 caliber (US patent 2,644,294): the \"Cricket\". It was an immediate huge commercial success. In the context of these studies on the development of micromechanics, Vulcain designers went further: they wanted to further miniaturize this complication. In 1958, the V 406 movement was born, which was housed in the women's alarm watches called \"Golden Voice\". This caliber was very compact, with a diameter of just 19.5 mm, and very thin, with a thickness of just 5.2 mm, but it produced a clean and prolonged sound for over 20 seconds. To further improve the extension of the sound waves, Vulcain experimented with a back case covered with gold foil, which proved to be the best material for amplifying the sound (this is why the model was named \"Golden Voice\"). The \"Golden Voice\" was produced in few pieces and in the short period between 1958 and 1963, so it is a very rare bird. So this you are seeing could be the first one you look at up close. The dial is clear with a \"cuttlefish\" surface. The minute track is centered to help setting the alarm with the appropriate pointer. Indicating the hours are parallelepiped-shaped steel indexes coupled with tritium dots. In the center of the dial at 12 is the Vulcain Cricket signature; further down at 6 is the elegant cursive signature \"Golden Voice\". The hands are dauphine-shaped with a recess for the luminescent paste. The case is circular and ends in long lugs with a faceted profile. The back is characterized by two casebacks: the inner one has the pin where the hammer strikes; the outer one is the resonance membrane with 6 holes to help the acoustic extension. Inside there is the wonderful and rare manufacture caliber V 406 with double barrel and oversized alarm hammer.","og_url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/boutique\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/","og_site_name":"The Vintageur","article_modified_time":"2025-07-25T09:26:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Prix":"1.200,00 €","Disponibilit\u00e9":"En stock"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/","name":"Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s - The Vintageur","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-24T20:26:22+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-25T09:26:21+00:00","description":"SPECIFICATIONS Rare Vulcain Cricket \"Golden Voice\" avec bo\u00eetier et bracelet en acier, mouvement d'alarme \u00e0 remontage manuel V 406, du d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 60. Bo\u00eetier en acier mesurant 22,2 mm de long et 29,7 mm de large Couronnes d'origine sigl\u00e9es Bracelet rigide en acier inoxydable Mouvement d'alarme \u00e0 remontage manuel V 406 ANALYSE A la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans les laboratoires de la Manufacture Vulcain, les techniciens travaillaient depuis cinq ans \u00e0 la mise au point d'une montre-bracelet dot\u00e9e d'une complication d'alarme. L'id\u00e9e d'int\u00e9grer un m\u00e9canisme d'alarme dans un mouvement de montre-bracelet n'\u00e9tait pas techniquement novatrice, mais aucun mod\u00e8le n'avait jusqu'alors relev\u00e9 le d\u00e9fi acoustique : assurer un volume suffisant dans un calibre de taille standard. Le principal obstacle technique \u00e9tait l'efficacit\u00e9 du syst\u00e8me de percussion, car la r\u00e9sonance g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9e par les ressorts et les marteaux traditionnels \u00e9tait insuffisante pour une alarme efficace. L'objectif premier \u00e9tait donc d'optimiser le transfert d'\u00e9nergie vers la composante sonore, tout en maintenant la fiabilit\u00e9 du mouvement. La solution adopt\u00e9e par les ing\u00e9nieurs dirig\u00e9s par Robert Ditisheim - petit-fils du fondateur Maurice Ditisheim - a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'int\u00e9gration d'une goupille positionn\u00e9e sur le fond du bo\u00eetier qui utilise ce m\u00eame fond comme chambre de r\u00e9sonance pour amplifier le signal acoustique. Cette approche a permis une transmission plus efficace des vibrations sonores g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9es par le m\u00e9canisme du r\u00e9veil, gr\u00e2ce \u00e9galement aux trous plac\u00e9s sur un second fond de bo\u00eetier plus externe. En 1947, la premi\u00e8re montre-bracelet \u00e0 alarme v\u00e9ritablement fonctionnelle sort des usines Vulcain avec le calibre V 120 (brevet US 2,644,294) : la \"Cricket\". Ce fut un succ\u00e8s commercial imm\u00e9diat. Dans le cadre de ces \u00e9tudes sur le d\u00e9veloppement de la microm\u00e9canique, les concepteurs de Vulcain vont plus loin : ils veulent miniaturiser davantage cette complication. En 1958, le mouvement V 406 voit le jour, qui \u00e9quipe les montres-r\u00e9veils pour femmes appel\u00e9es \"Golden Voice\". Ce calibre \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s compact, avec un diam\u00e8tre de seulement 19,5 mm, et tr\u00e8s fin, avec une \u00e9paisseur de seulement 5,2 mm, mais il produisait un son net et prolong\u00e9 pendant plus de 20 secondes. Pour am\u00e9liorer encore l'extension des ondes sonores, Vulcain a exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 un bo\u00eetier arri\u00e8re recouvert d'une feuille d'or, qui s'est av\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00eatre le meilleur mat\u00e9riau pour amplifier le son (c'est pourquoi le mod\u00e8le a \u00e9t\u00e9 baptis\u00e9 \"Voix d'or\"). Le \"Golden Voice\" a \u00e9t\u00e9 produit en peu d'exemplaires et pendant la courte p\u00e9riode comprise entre 1958 et 1963, c'est donc un oiseau tr\u00e8s rare. Le mod\u00e8le que vous voyez pourrait donc \u00eatre le premier que vous verrez de pr\u00e8s. Le cadran est transparent avec une surface \"seiche\". Le chemin de fer des minutes est centr\u00e9 pour faciliter le r\u00e9glage de l'alarme avec l'aiguille appropri\u00e9e. Les heures sont indiqu\u00e9es par des index en acier de forme parall\u00e9l\u00e9pip\u00e9dique coupl\u00e9s \u00e0 des points de tritium. Au centre du cadran, \u00e0 12 heures, se trouve la signature Vulcain Cricket ; plus bas, \u00e0 6 heures, se trouve l'\u00e9l\u00e9gante signature cursive \"Golden Voice\". Les aiguilles sont en forme de dauphine avec une cavit\u00e9 pour la p\u00e2te luminescente. Le bo\u00eetier est circulaire et se termine par de longues cornes au profil facett\u00e9. Le fond est caract\u00e9ris\u00e9 par deux fonds : l'un \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur, avec la goupille o\u00f9 l'on frappe le marteau ; l'autre \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur, avec la membrane de r\u00e9sonance perc\u00e9e de 6 trous pour favoriser l'extension acoustique. A l'int\u00e9rieur se trouve le merveilleux et rare calibre de manufacture V 406 avec double barillet et marteau d'alarme surdimensionn\u00e9.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-20-02-02-CS4.jpg","width":2560,"height":2560},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/vulcain-cricket-golden-voice-stell-case-in-house-manual-winding-movement-v-406-from-early-60s\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shop","item":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/it\/negozio\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Vulcain Cricket “Golden Voice” Stell Case In-House Manual Winding Movement V 406 From early 60s"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/","name":"Le Vintageur","description":"Votre collection de montres sur mesure","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#organization","name":"Le Vintageur","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo-dark.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo-dark.svg","width":392,"height":28,"caption":"The Vintageur"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vintageur\/"]}]},"product_price_amount":"1200.00","product_price_currency":"EUR","og_availability":"instock","product_availability":"instock","product_retailer_item_id":"830","product_condition":"new"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/62234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/62234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=62234"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=62234"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=62234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}