Vulcain is French for Vulcan. Vulcain may refer to: *

Vulcain (watch company) Vulcain is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It was founded in 1858 by Maurice Ditisheim as ''Manufacture Ditisheim' in La Chaux-de-Fonds,'' being rebranded as Vulcain in 1894. In 1947, Vulcain developed the f ...

, a Swiss watch manufacturer established in 1858 and inventor of the alarm complication for wristwatches *

Vulcain (rocket engine) Vulcain is a family of European first stage rocket engines for Ariane 5 and the future Ariane 6. Its development began in 1988 and the first flight was completed in 1996. The updated version of the engine, Vulcain 2, was first successfully fl ...

, a family of European first-stage engines for the Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 *

Vulcain (ship) France has had at least three ships named ''Vulcain'': * , a 110-gun ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was des ...

, a number of ships named Vulcain **

Vulcain (M611) ''Vulcain'' (M611) is a ''Vulcain''-class minesweeper of the French Navy. She is classed by the French Navy as a BBPD type vessel (French: ''bâtiment-base de plongeurs démineurs'') and is used as a base ship for clearance divers. She is based ...

, part of the French Navy, for sweeping mines *

Vulcain (band) Vulcain is a French hard rock and heavy metal band formed in 1981. Comeback At the end of 2009, the band gave hopes of reviving through an announcement on its Myspace page. The trio also announced a grand tour in 2010. It also opened for Motör ...

, a French heavy metal band *

Vulcain Prize The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official se ...

, full name, "Vulcain Prize of the Technical Artist", independent film award for feature films at the Cannes Film Festival official selection rewarding a technician for his collaboration in the creation of a film

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