![]() ![]() ![]() In 2018, after years of dormancy and under the impetus of Guillaume Laidet, the brand made a spectacular comeback with two iconic models, the Antarctic and the Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver. 1963 saw the launch of the first Chronomaster, a dive chronograph rated to a depth of 200 meters (about 600 feet). The Swiss brand was known for the performance and reliability of its timekeepers, even under the most extreme conditions. The Chronomaster was one of Nivada Grenchen’s biggest successes until the late 1970s. In 1930, Nivada Grenchen became one of the first watch brands to manufacture automatic watches. In the United States, the Croton Company was the official distributor of all Nivada Grenchen watches, which explains why some timepieces bear the Croton signature. In 1976, his son Max took over the company. Nivada Grenchen watches have been part of the Swiss watchmaking landscape since 1926, when Jacob Schneider founded the brand in Granges, Switzerland (Grenchen in Swiss German). Water resistance: 10 ATM, about 100 meters / 300 ft.Bezel: Bidirectionally rotating aluminum bezel.Crystal: Double Domed Sapphire Glass with Anti-Reflective Coating.Functions: Hour, minute, second, date, chronograph, tachymeter.Seiko VK64 meca-quartz, assembled in Switzerland.Chronoking Aviator Sea Diver Chronoking Aviator Sea Diver Meca-Quartz Technical Specifications Way at the beginning, quartz watches were incredibly prohibitive”. “Let’s also not forget that in 1969, when the Japanese invented the quartz movement, the first quartz watch cost as much as a small car. If quartz drives the watch, it’s still cogs and wheels that drive the chronograph. Guillaume has a point: a meca-quartz movement is still assembled by a watchmaker, and all services are made by a watchmaker too. And, yes, the fact that the movement is not entirely mechanical made it possible to achieve a truly affordable price,” explains Guillaume Laidet, proud to announce that the Chronoking will be available for €437.95 starting February 20th, 2023. It’s not a watch with a battery, there’s a watchmaking intent and design behind it. More than that, the meca-quartz movement brings together two watchmaking schools, combining the precision of quartz with traditional mechanics, the poetry of cogs in a way. a brand that was renown for its horological innovation in the 50s & 60s with their legendary Antarctic & Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver collections. The meca-quartz movement was the ideal solution to get the thinnest chronograph possible at an extremely competitive price. It shows in the thinness of the case, and in the fine price point. The battery replaces the barrel, and the quartz replaces the balance. It does not store any personal data.“I wanted to give all Nivada Grenchen lovers the opportunity to acquire an affordable chronograph that doesn’t look like a hockey puck on their wrist. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
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