https://professionalwatches.com/nivada-grenchen/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:49:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/professionalwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-PW-Site-icon-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://professionalwatches.com/nivada-grenchen/ 32 32 144002254 https://professionalwatches.com/nivada-grenchen-super-antarctic-3-6-9-tropical-review/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:16:12 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=73851 The 3/6/9 time-only dial layout is a vintage classic. There’s one unexpected watch with this dial type that predates most, even the Rolex Explorer 1016. That would be the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic, a watch with an impressive history, as it was the first watch to cross into Antarctica to the South Pole as part…]]> 73851 https://professionalwatches.com/2022-nivada-grenchen-datomaster/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:34:50 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=67128 After Nivada Grenchen’s resurrection of the Chronomaster in 2020, the Swiss watchmaker has another retro chronograph in the works. The Datomaster follows the Chronomaster release and offers Nivada Grenchen fans a second vintage-esque chronograph to consider. Featuring a 39 mm (46 mm lug-to-lug) stainless steel case with a slightly domed sapphire crystal, a thickness of…]]> 67128 https://professionalwatches.com/review-nivada-grenchen-antarctic-spider/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:41:20 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=66183 Nivada Grenchen is a brand that was originally founded by Jacob Schneider in Grenchen, Switzerland in 1926 — and was relaunched in 2020. In 1976 Schneider’s son Max took over the business, and the distribution company he set up in the US was called Croton Company, and you can find the same watches labeled with…]]> 66183 https://professionalwatches.com/nivada-grenchen-antarctic-spider/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:24:22 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=60606 After testing the waters on Instagram, as they have prior to releasing other recent models, Nivada Grenchen chose to move forward with a circa 1955 re-issue of the Antarctic “Spider.” A collector shared photos of their vintage Spider, which looks very similar to what you see here, and that’s how the idea came about. As…]]> 60606 https://professionalwatches.com/interview-with-guillaume-laidet-of-nivada-grenchen/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:18:01 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=55776 Guillaume Laidet previously founded, developed, then sold William L. 1985, and quickly moved on to his next venture, resurrecting the brand Nivada Grenchen. Where are you based? I am based in Paris and supposedly traveling a lot in Switzerland and Asia, but right now with this crazy period, I am mainly in the South West…]]> 55776 https://professionalwatches.com/review-nivada-grenchen-depthmaster-1000-pac-man/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:25:31 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=56874 Nivada Grenchen is a familiar name to most vintage watch collectors, particularly for their diver’s chronograph, the Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver (CASD), and Chronoking. Marketed under the Croton brand in the U.S. and Nivada Grenchen in Europe, the brand was ahead of its time in the 1960s with dive watches, producing examples with a groundbreaking…]]> 56874 https://professionalwatches.com/introducing-the-nivada-grenchen-depthmaster-1000/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 01:12:41 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=54574 After launching the Chronomaster last year, Nivada Grenchen debuted another re-issue this week on Instagram. For the latest chapter, the newly relaunched company will re-introduce a modern version of the 1960s Depthmaster 1000 collection, including the coveted Pac-Man model (shown). Featuring a stainless steel cushion-shaped case with drilled lugs, the Depthmaster 1000 measures 39 mm…]]> 54574 https://professionalwatches.com/review-nivada-grenchen-chronomaster-aviator-sea-diver/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 20:09:53 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=53614 One of my first forays into vintage chronographs was a purchase early in my watch collection. Little did I know at the time, the watch was a seldom-seen Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver (CASD) “Special Logo” reference 0/4076. This model is particularly rare and collectible for a number of reasons. First, it has a…]]> 53614 https://professionalwatches.com/the-rebirth-of-nivada-grenchen/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:49:05 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=47703 Two years ago, French entrepreneurs, Guillaume Laidet (who worked previously at Jaeger-Lecoultre, Zenith, and founded William L.1985) and Remi Chabrat (the owner of the private label watchmaker Montrichard Group), had their first discussion about the potential of resurrecting Nivada Grenchen. Fast forward to today, and they’ve partnered together and secured the license to use the…]]> 47703