{"id":8280,"date":"2014-11-20T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preprod.gmtmag.com\/?p=8280"},"modified":"2014-11-19T14:58:25","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T13:58:25","slug":"vulcain-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/nouveaute-en-n-en\/focus-2\/vulcain-5.html","title":{"rendered":"Vulcain : Bringing back femininity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"contenu_article\"><strong>In 2014, Vulcain,<\/strong> the brand famous for its \u201cPresidents\u2019 watches\u201d, sprung a surprise by launching a collection of deliberately feminine watches \u2013 a move it had not made for several decades, apart from a re-edition in 2006. The new model named <strong>First Lady Automatic<\/strong> is inspired by a 1920s aesthetic and features an extremely understated oval-shaped case in pink gold or steel, with or without diamonds. The mother-of-pearl dials in various colors, adorned with a sunburst guilloch\u00e9 central, bear baton-type hour-markers and two Roman numerals that may also be gem-set, whereas the generally matching straps are available in alligator leather or satin. In keeping with the brand\u2019s inherently technical nature, the 16 new models are powered by a mechanical self-winding movement equipped with a personalized oscillating weight featuring an openworked floral motif and which may be admired through a sapphire caseback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>First Lady Automatic &#8211; steel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Case: <\/strong>steel, bezel and lugs set with 82 diamonds, crown set with a black cabochon, sapphire caseback, water-resistant to 30m <strong>Dimensions\u2009:<\/strong> 37.6 x 32.1 mm <strong>Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical self-winding Caliber V-61, 42h power reserve, openworked oscillating weight, C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve, blued screws <strong>Functions\u2009: <\/strong>hours, minutes, seconds, date <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> silver-toned mother-of-pearl, numerals set with 39 diamonds <strong>Strap\u2009: <\/strong>pearly white Louisiana alligator leather, steel pin buckle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Lady Automatic &#8211; gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Case\u2009:<\/strong> pink gold, bezel and lugs set with 82 diamonds, crown set with a blue cabochon, sapphire caseback, water-resistant to 30m <strong>Dimensions\u2009:<\/strong> 37.6 x 32.1 mm <strong>Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical self-winding Caliber V-61, 42h power reserve, openworked oscillating weight, C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve, blued screws <strong>Functions\u2009:<\/strong> hours, minutes, seconds, date <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> anthracite mother-of-pearl, numerals set with 39 diamonds <strong>Strap\u2009:<\/strong> pearly anthracite Louisiana alligator leather, pink gold pin buckle<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In 2014, Vulcain,<\/strong> the brand famous for its \u201cPresidents\u2019 watches\u201d, sprung a surprise by launching a collection of deliberately feminine watches \u2013 a move it had not made for several decades, apart from a re-edition in 2006. The new model named <strong>First Lady Automatic<\/strong> is inspired by a 1920s aesthetic and features an extremely understated oval-shaped case in pink gold or steel, with or without diamonds. The mother-of-pearl dials in various colors, adorned with a sunburst guilloch\u00e9 central, bear baton-type hour-markers and two Roman numerals that may also be gem-set, whereas the generally matching straps are available in alligator leather or satin. In keeping with the brand\u2019s inherently technical nature, the 16 new models are powered by a mechanical self-winding movement equipped with a personalized oscillating weight featuring an openworked floral motif and which may be admired through a sapphire caseback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>First Lady Automatic &#8211; steel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Case: <\/strong>steel, bezel and lugs set with 82 diamonds, crown set with a black cabochon, sapphire caseback, water-resistant to 30m <strong>Dimensions\u2009:<\/strong> 37.6 x 32.1 mm <strong>Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical self-winding Caliber V-61, 42h power reserve, openworked oscillating weight, C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve, blued screws <strong>Functions\u2009: <\/strong>hours, minutes, seconds, date <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> silver-toned mother-of-pearl, numerals set with 39 diamonds <strong>Strap\u2009: <\/strong>pearly white Louisiana alligator leather, steel pin buckle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Lady Automatic &#8211; gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Case\u2009:<\/strong> pink gold, bezel and lugs set with 82 diamonds, crown set with a blue cabochon, sapphire caseback, water-resistant to 30m <strong>Dimensions\u2009:<\/strong> 37.6 x 32.1 mm <strong>Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical self-winding Caliber V-61, 42h power reserve, openworked oscillating weight, C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve, blued screws <strong>Functions\u2009:<\/strong> hours, minutes, seconds, date <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> anthracite mother-of-pearl, numerals set with 39 diamonds <strong>Strap\u2009:<\/strong> pearly anthracite Louisiana alligator leather, pink gold pin buckle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":8278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80],"tags":[118],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8281,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280\/revisions\/8281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}