Chinese communities around the world are preparing to launch their New Year celebrations, as they welcome in the Year of the Rooster (which takes over for the Year of the Monkey). The rooster is a proud bird, known for his consistency, reliability, confidence and vocal assets. With the new zodiac sign in place, several watch brands have honored the Year of the Rooster with artistic renditions for the wrist.
Ulysse Nardin, for instance, has unveiled its Classico Year of the Rooster watch. The Classico zodiac watch is crafted in 18-karat rose gold and created in a limited edition of just 88 pieces. The rooster is rendered in champleve enamel that uses metallic oxides to achieve rich, shimmering color.
It's no secret that many a U.S. president has loved wearing watches. Over the years, we have brought you a variety of stories about their preferences. However, with the inauguration taking place tomorrow we found an interesting story to share. It seems that nearly all of the U.S. presidents since the late 1950s have received a Vulcain Cricket Alarm watch at the inauguration.
Vulcain is an old Swiss brand that once had strong U.S. distribution. The company is best known for its invention of the Cricket alarm wristwatch — one of the earliest and loudest alarm watches. The first was unveiled to the world in 1847 as a mechanical marvel that sounded so much like a cricket when sounding that it was once mistaken by the Secret Service as a bomb.
Former President Harry Truman often wore his own Vulcan Cricket watch during his presidency. Since then, it became a sort of tradition for the brand to gift a Cricket to each president for his inauguration. The brand's Cricket watches retail for about $7,000 to $20,000 and it is expected that one will be gifted to Donald Trump. It is still unclear which model he will be gifted.
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