#Croton chronomaster stainless steel serial number#
#Croton chronomaster stainless steel manual#

The various names were due to a legal battle with Movado over similar sounding names so Nivada had to change title and the simplest method was to add Grenchen -its home town or the name of its distributor Croton.

Seen under the Name Nivada ,Nivada Grenchen and in this configuration Croton.

This was proven by the fact that whilst Rolex was heading up Everest and Jaeger boarded the USS Nautilus nuclear submarine on its journey under the North Pole, Nivada made the watch that accompanied the expedition to explore the Antarctic in 1957. Nivada are a watch manufacturer who in their hey day rivalled Rolex ,Jaeger le Coultre and any other “top brand ” for adventurers watches. The watch keeps very good time although the service history is unknown.īracelet/Strap: New black leather vintage style strap with SS buckle.This is a remarkable Croton Chronomaster manufactured by Nivada Grenchen for their USA market under the Croton brand. Movement is extremely clean and all functions work as they should including the chronograph start, stop, and reset.

#Croton chronomaster stainless steel manual#

Movement: Original Landeron 248 manual wind chronograph movement in excellent condition. All other engravings are present and crisp.Ĭrystal: Domed acrylic crystal in very good condition with only light wear.

#Croton chronomaster stainless steel serial number#

It appears a previous owner tried to scratch out the serial number which is the only major wear to the back. The minutes subdial features a highlighted red countdown area for regatta timing, and the printing all shows a heavy serif with a cool vintage feel.Ĭaseback: Original solid caseback in good condition. The tritium in the hour plots and hands have faded to a great even creamy patina. The case appears unpolished and retains its original chamfers.īezel: 60 minute bidirectional timer bezel in good vintage condition with minor scratching and color fading as shown.ĭial/Hands: Original glossy black dial and handset in excellent condition as shown. The case shows surface wear throughout but does not have any major blemishes. Take a look at the photos and our condition breakdown below.Ĭase: 38mm stainless steel case in very good vintage condition. Our example is powered by the Landeron 248 movement, leading to a unique experience in operating the chronograph, as the top pusher is used to start the chrono but the bottom pusher is used to both pause and reset the mechanism. With a modern 38mm size, manual wound chronograph movement, and clean well proportioned dial, it’s no wonder the Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver was popular in its time and still popular today. Croton, NV’s company name for the United States, launched the Chronomaster line in the 1960s and its popularity led the model to be produced into the late 1970s. One of the few great values still kicking around at affordable levels are the Nivada Grenchen and Croton Chronomaster Aviator Sea Divers. With the popularity explosion of vintage watches over the past couple years, watches once known as great values are starting to dry up and prices rise and quality examples get stuffed away in safes.