![]() Their gamechanger was (and is after resurrection) the Chronomaster series of three iterations-Chronomaster, Aviator, and Sea Diver-that offered 200m of water resistance. Their first automatic water-resistant iteration in 1950, a compact 35mm Nivada Antarctic, made a big splash in horological history when the polar explorers of the US Antarctic expedition titled Operation Deep Freeze I (1955-56) to the South Pole wore the timepiece on this expedition. Four years after inception, the brand became one of the pioneering manufacturers of automatic watches. ![]() ![]() Nivada Grenchen originated in Grenchen, a Swiss municipality at the foothills of the famed Jura mountains. Pictured here: Chronomaster Panda Reverse A Brief Timeline Of Nivada Grenchen The gamechanger for Nivada Grenchen was (and is after resurrection) their Chronomaster series-Chronomaster, Aviator, and Sea Diver-offering an impressive 200m water resistance. Read below for Nivada Grenchen history and top collections. “Nivada Grenchen has no shortage of sleeping beauties waiting to be revived,” Laidet was once quoted saying about their modus operandi of reissuing the brand’s popular models. While they are still addressed in past tense on popular platforms such as Wikipedia, Nivada Grenchen has been resurrected after 40 years under gallant entrepreneurs Guillaume Laidet, the current chief brand officer, and his cofounder, Rémi Chabrat of the Hong Kong-based watchmaking Montrichard Group. Launched in 1879 by watchmaker Jacob Schneider from Grenchen, Switzerland, the brand had gained repute for producing robust, purpose-built tool watches, namely the Antarctic, Depthmaster, Datomatic, and the absolute star-Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver. The ‘quartz crisis’ from the 1970s to early 1980s had derailed the Swiss mechanical watchmaking industry, and shut down successful Swiss watchmaking brands, such as Nivada Grenchen.
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