There’s a sure magnetism and attract to the Chronographe 1970’s which I’ll attempt to determine as we go on. First, the dial. I applauded the typeface selection on the Skindiver Nautique throughout a current On-Wrist Response, and I’ll do the identical right here. The tachymeter numerals alongside the border of the dial are compressed height-wise, with not a lot area between every quantity, and the result’s this daring and extensive numeral show. In case you look carefully on the zeroes or the twos, you’ll see what I’m speaking about. Equally, the identical vibe is discovered within the 23 Jewels and Incabloc wordmarking. I didn’t know I used to be this a lot of a typeface nerd till I wrote this, however it’s one thing I hold a eager eye out for, whether or not it’s on the dial or the bezel. It’s a minor element, however for my part, it will probably actually change the character of a watch.
The Vulcain Chronographe 1970’s provides some new shade to the mannequin.Historically, there’s a black dial with silver sub registers, in addition to a silver dial with black sub registers, or in any other case referred to as their Silver Panda. Along with that, there’s additionally a silky blue variation, and lastly, a salmon dial which continues to be a particular dial shade for the model, and just like the salmon dial Cricket, is restricted to solely 50 items. I hate to make use of this phrase once more, however I’ll. The dial has this attraction to it, and I’ll go so far as saying that the black and salmon dials are simply pretty.
Vulcain in its heyday had been on the mark in the case of case proportions, and that’s one thing within the model’s resurgence that they haven’t messed with. They didn’t with the Cricket and the Skindiver Nautique, and the identical goes for the Chronographe 1970’s. The stainless-steel case measures 38mm in width and 12.40mm in peak. A aspect profile of the case provides us the perfect alternative to understand the stepped case design. It’s like a basic three-layer cake, and the high-domed sapphire crystal is simply icing on the highest for all of the classic lovers on the market.