Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Diver, No Date

Description

The first thing you notice when you put the new Antarctic Diver on your wrist is its presence. The impression of quality is enhanced by the solid heft of its universally sized 38mm-diameter (up from 36.5mm), 12.9mm-thick case. Let’s just say you can confidently take it on any (underwater) excursion, with plenty of margin. Slim, comfortable, built for any task, whether it’s navigating a reef or a cocktail party, it exudes casual chic with that conversation-starting vintage feel. As far as the overall design of the watch is concerned, it looks exactly like the original, complete with patinated latte hands and indexes. To continue the ‘blast from the past’ vibe, the Antarctic Diver comes with a generous, easy to read black dial providing a crisp backdrop for the markings, all in the same shape and position and as on the original, including the unmistakable script. The easy to use bezel provides precise timing. There is a magnified date window located at 3 o’clock.

True to the original, the dial comes with the discreet ‘red cross hairs’. When first introduced, buyers could choose between several versions (red or white ‘cross hairs’; the numbers 1-12 on the bezel). The reissue honors the iconic version with red cross hairs and the minimalist, non-numbered bezel. The tribute would not be complete without the legendary Nivada Automatic logo at 12 o’clock and Antarctic-Diver in the unmistakable vintage script at six o’clock faithfully echoing the aesthetics of the original. The caseback is engraved with the signature emblem of the Antarctic collection: the profile of a penguin, an allegory of the great cold and a nod to the name of the collection.

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Diver Detals:

SOPROD calibre PO24 automatic movement, no date version
25 jewels
38 hour power reserve
matt black dial with applied index markers
ceramic unidirectional bezel
SLC1 SuperLuminova on hands and markers
316L stainless steel case
screw down crown
screw in ‘penguin’ caseback
double domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
water resistant to 200 metres

case diameter: 38mm
case thickness: 12.9mm
lug width: 20mm