While the Cricket isn't cheap it isn't outrageous considering you get a manufacture alarm movement. Compare that to the JLC Memovox where the most affordable version of their alarm movement in a watch is ~3 times as much.

While the closed-case versions produce a louder alarm I like the display back to see the unique movement. It has a double barrel movement with a rocker (shown below by the arrow). The mainspring is wound as you wind clockwise and when you wind counterclockwise the rocker shifts to engage the alarm spring.

I mentioned it is considered a president's watch. The press corp gave Truman one and he often wore it. They continued to gift them to presidents at least through Ford. LBJ liked the Cricket so much he was known to give them as gifts, more than 200 apparently.

IMO you get a historical watch with an unusual complication and powered by an in-house movement for roughly the price of a Black Bay so the value just depends on what lens you use to examine it.

Two of the modern dial versions

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Posted by Obtuse1

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Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:51 am to Obtuse1

Is it Friday again? This week has flown by.

Panerai 42mm Radiomir 1940 0512 with the sandwich dial.

It is a bitch to take a picture of, all the various angles of polished steel and the curved crystal really begs for a light box.

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Posted by ronricks

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Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:11 am to Obtuse1

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LBJ liked the Cricket so much he was known to give them as gifts, more than 200 apparently.

Had a chance to buy one of these but balked. I've got two watches I am looking at on Saturday to purchase one is a Rolex 18048 that was owned by Ric Flair himself and has the supporting paperwork/documentation and the other is a 17013 which is something I have wanted for a very long time but kept putting on the back burner.

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