CROTON
NIVADA GRENCHEN
Chronograph
Aviator Sea Diver

The CASD comes in many forms as recently highlighted in the book Chronomaster Only.
First released in 1961 under brands Croton and Nivada Grenchen, initially with ‘Chronograph’ instead of ‘Chronomaster’ on the dial, later generations would see variations in the dial branding, hands and movement calibre.
We present here a 1st generation Croton Nivada Grenchen with the early Chronograph wording, Radium dial, Venus 210 movement and infamous Broad Arrow hands…

Case
Stainless steel
38 mm diameter
Signed screw case back
Black HM (hours/minutes) bezel

Movement
Venus 210 calibre mechanical manual winding
Signed Croton Nivada Grenchen SA
with COW import code

Dial
Black dial with Red timer highlight on the sub dial
Tachymetre outer scale
SWISS only signifying the use of Radium
Broad Arrow hands with nice pumpkin patina

Strap/Bracelet
Brown stitched Italian leather vintage style strap and steel pin buckle

In overall excellent condition with minor wear marks to the case,
The bezel is in particularly good condition with no visible loss to the Black.

Dating to circa 1961
Case number -

Becoming increasingly sought after the Chronomaster is a very fairly priced quality precision chronograph from the 1960s when compared with the Speedmasters and Autavias of the same era.
This early example likened to being the Ref - 2915 (Speedmaster) of Chronomasters.

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