Grenchen is the same town where several watch manufacturers were also established, including breitling sa, eta sa, fortis, eterna sa and titoni ltd. Vintage nivada grenchen antarctic divers model circa 1960s. Nivada grenchen is a swiss watch company founded in 1879 in the town of grenchen, switzerland. Valjoux 23, an affordable vintage and a great poor mans heuer. Discover a large selection of nivada watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. Not only is it a chronograph a chronomaster, even, it can be used at sea and in the air. The watch runs good and keeps time, but we cant give a warranty. Nivada grenchen returns with chronomaster and antarctic. In 195758 nivada and some other manufacturers like.
Here is a very uncommon vintage nivada grenchen antarctic. Nivada grenchen antarctic chronometer, switzerland. Exceptional condition example croton nivada gretchen double name 2 registers manual wind chronograph circa 1960s. Nivada grenchen chronomaster aviator sea diver because of the aviator i thought it would be interesting to post it here. It was nivada grenchens historic seemed like one of the. It survived the rigors of the frozen south, and lived to tell the talein advertising. Nivada was a manufacturer of swiss watches nivada was founded as early as 1879, in 1887, or as late as 1926 in grenchen, switzerland.
Featuring a 38 x 44mm case with extended lugs, screw down caseback, wide elapsed time bezel indicating hours and minutes, and with beautiful condition original matte black dial with matching black registers, red accent minutes register, arrowhead hour hand and with beautifully. The full story you might have seen a similar watch with the croton branding. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I present a 70s nivada aquadatic antarctic, 34mm stainless case with beveled lugs, eta 2472 inside, black dials are sort of rare. Nivada grenchen calibre n35 gents vintage dress watch c1955rare. Nivada grenchen antarctic chronometer wristwatchswitzerland, around 1965automatic movement, eta calibre 2472. I was looking for a vintage chronograph for a while, but most of the vintage chronos are a bit small or a bit to dressy. For sale on 1stdibs this croton nivada grenchen watch is composed of 14kt white gold. Features woven patterned straps with a diamond pave face. Nivada grenchen kickstarts its return with classic chronomaster and antarctic collections. This example is from the early to mid 60s, and is the first generation style with the large arrow hands and was made from 1963 to about 1970 when they switched over to the classic 70s stick hands. Hi, i have owned a nevada grenchin,identical to the one you have just restored,a bithday present in 1966. Why this watch matters also known as the chronomaster, this chronograph places functionality first, offering a practical bezel, a tachymeter scale, and a regatta countdown.
The company relied on proven movements from eta and. Click pictures to enlarge the nivada grenchen chronomaster is one of my favourite watches and ive written a couple of posts about them in the past, this one containing information about the company and the various chronomaster models. Very little information is available on these ultrarare timepieces, which also makes them highly. Nivada grenchen chronomaster aviator sea diver rare nivada chronomaster aviator sea diver from 1960s, manual winding movement caliber valjoux 92, original tritium hands and dial, 38,5mm stainless steel case, screw back, plastic crystal, original crown and chrono pushers. It was founded in the town of grenchen, switzerland. Comes with stainless steel nivada bracelet as pictured. Vintage nivada grenchen chronoking manual chronograph with valjoux 72 movement. Since the antarctic got its name and purpose from the operation deep freeze expedition to the south pole, it was necessarily designed to be waterproof and antimagnetic. Croton nivada grenchen chronomaster aviator sea diver club.
You are bidding on a swiss made mens croton nivada grenchen mechanical watch. Although less known than its famous contemporaries that are the heuer carrera, breitling top time or the omega speedmaster, the nivada chronomaster chronograph represents the quintessence of the swiss chronograph of the 60s. The full story croton nivada grenchen might sound like a long brand name, but it actually came from a legal battle between nivada and movado in the united states, the latter judging that the two names were too similar. Offered here is an extremely rare nivada grenchen depthomatic diver, circa 1950s.
Why this watch matters this sporty nivada grenchen chronomaster is more than just a goodlooking watch. Movado claimed that nivada sounded too similar to their. Founded in grenchen, switzerland, and later known for its chronographs and other. Vintage croton nivada grenchen watch aquamatic 25 jewels. The rebirth of nivada grenchen professional watches. Vtg nivada grenchen antarctic chronometer stainless. Get the best deals on nivada grenchen when you shop the largest online. We found a few chronokings on the internet with val. Nivada, which floundered during the quartz crisis, is being resurrected, along with its vintage chronomaster and antarctic watches. Featuring 35mm diameter screw back case with fine elapsed time bezel with indications for elapsed time and for 24 hour 2nd time zone. But most importantly to the watch nerds, anyway, the us navy issued teams a simple threehanded chronometer manufactured by nivada, a swiss dinosaur eradicated during the quartz crisis.
Nivada automatic daydate anni 70 acciaio e laminato oro nos. In 195758 nivada and some other manufacturers like, for example, jlc with the geophysic, decided to celebrate the international geophysical year introducing the first edition of the antarctic. Nivada grenchen rare1960s pac man depthmaster mini panerai price on request. Nivada was a successful maker of massmarket watches in grenchen, switzerland around the middle of the 20th century. These watches were designed for highpressure under water diving, and were built with a special plastic crystal notched to allow water to access a chamber and give a rating up to 200m. The antarctic was a simple tool watch able to withstand extreme conditions featuring a waterproof and antimagnetic case, an almost explorerlike. The company gained traction after world war ii, producing a series of successful watches before succumbing to the quartz crisis. Its complete with rotating bezel, tachymeter scale, and regatta timer.
Nivada grenchen chronoking chronograph valjoux 7736 panda daytona. Nivada chronograph aviator sea diver venus 210 unpolished 1. Solid stainless steel case with screwdown back is approximately 36mm excluding the original signed nivada grenchen n crown and original pushers strap. Croton nivada grenchen aviator sea diver chronograph. The example discussed here today is a croton nivada grenchen antarctic.
For sale is this nivada grenchen antarctic chronometer, original in every part. It was fitted with a rubber strap,and i went in the sea many times and i wore it both car and motorcycle racing. Nivada grenchen aviator sea diver, photo 3 on gmtbroker. Antarctic was a longrunning series of watches initiated in 1958 in celebration of the international. Nivada watches all prices for nivada watches on chrono24. Nivada grenchen chronomaster aviator sea diver the.
I used to have a few of the earlier chronometer versions with the gold medallions on the back. Steel case diameter 38,5mm hand winding movement caliber 23 green nato strap black dial with two counters and the tachimetric scale. Nivada was founded as early as 1879 in grenchen, switzerland. Nivada horloges alle prijzen voor nivada horloges op chrono24. The dial has a slight patina and the rose gold markers are perfect. Cant really see if the gold plating has worn through though. Neat and rare nivada grenchen antarctic chronometer, 34mm stainless case and original dial and hands, replacement crown and case back. This swiss brand is bringing back its most popular vintage watches. The inner dial features an arabic numeral layout, glossed over in. Croton nivada grenchen ladies white gold pave diamond. Nivada grenchen returns with chronomaster and antarctic collection. I wont miss another chance to include a link to this. The dial is original, having a lovely patina and very exaggerated raised gold tone markers and numerals with matching dauphine hands.
The company was barred from using their name in the united states due to the phonetic similarity to the popular movado, so many of their watches are branded nivada grenchen like this one, from germany or resold under the croton brand. Here is a very uncommon vintage nivava grenchen antarctic chronometer grade vintage watch. In 1958, jlc sent their now famous geophysic chronometer with the uss nautilus nuclear submarine on its journey under the north pole, while. With original acrylic crystal with reverse cyclops date magnifier, and with very pleasing original matte black dial with large luminous bars, fine minute indexes, red printed cross hairs pattern. Rare nivada chronomaster aviator sea diver from 1960s, movement caliber valjoux 92, incredible tritium hands and dial, stainless steel case, screw back, plastic crystal, original pushers and crown. This watch is all original, in perfect conditions with original box and instructions. Sold nivada grenchen antarctic chronometre omega forums. This one was on a black strap for too long, and will see more wrist time now. Arriving in a sorry looking state, this nivada grenchen chronomaster certainly needed a bit of tlc. Solid stainless steel case with screwdown back is approximately 36mm excluding the original signed nivada grenchen n crown and original pushers bracelet. Nivada antarctic divers hours and minutes bezel circa. On a quest for nivada, and other stories with james vincent. Vintage nivada grenchen antarctic iv automatic watch keeps. No model of nivadas typifies this more than the chronomaster aviator sea diver.
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