Furthermore, to find one in this condition? Not so easy. Having launched a panda version earlier this year, Nivada Grenchen has unveiled another customised chronograph for its Dubai retailer. While Chronomasters are fairly common, it is much harder to find the higher quality Croton variant. With its deep black bezel in an almost unused condition, the unpolished stainless steel case along with a perfect dial, this is what the term ‘collectors grade’ means. Two models have been named Paul Newman because their dials look very much like those on some Rolex Daytonas, with their distinctive subdials: the first one has a black dial and white suddials, and the second one a white dial and black subdials. This example is particular is in particular collectable as it is in exceptional condition. The present model is an exceptionally rare Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster. While the others used lower grade movements, the American bound watches were powered by the industry-leading column wheel Valjoux 23. Buy in monthly payments with Affirm on orders over 50. A Croton Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver was surely one of the most verbiage-heavy watches until the late 1990s, when adding lines of text became mandatory to justify price increases. Some were branded under the Nivada Grenchen name which was powered by the Valjoux 92, but the Chronomasters that went to the US were branded Croton and this variant is by far the highest quality. Rolex SS Datejust ref 1601 Steel & 14K WG Sigma Dial circa 1976. The Chronomaster came in several variants.
This is exactly what the current market loves and it is no wonder the Chronomaster is a perennial favourite. It has a large 38mm stainless steel case with bevelled lugs, an aluminium minute/hour bi-directional bezel and of course, large broad arrow hands. A standout amongst the brand’s past offerings is the Chronomaster launched in 1963, the same year the Rolex Daytona was introduced. With this example, it is all about the aesthetics- a first execution model that features a classically 60s sports chronograph styling. This led to some of its dials bearing probably the most complicated name in watchmaking history: CROTON NIVADA GRENCHEN Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver. Nivada Grenchen was founded in 1926 in the town of Grenchen naturally and went out of business about half a century later in the 1970s. The Chronomaster came about during a time where adventures and exploration was a hot topic and many watch manufacturers took advantage of this, releasing multiple sports watches. Quite the mouthful, but talk about tapping into as many demographics as you can! This is perhaps one of the most epic watch model names to have come out of the 20th century- the Croton Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver.
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