NIVADA GRENCHEN WATCH: AQUAMAR BLACK

NIVADA GRENCHEN Aquamar: a vintage diver's watch with reversible hour markers

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Diver Aquamar Black adopts the aesthetics of 1960s dive watches, revisited with a modern twist. Its brushed and polished 316L stainless steel case measures 38 mm in diameter , 12.9 mm in thickness , and has a lug-to-lug distance of 45 mm . The bidirectional bezel features a graduated black ceramic insert .

The matte black dial uses a "sandwich" construction with cut-out hour markers , revealing a luminescent date disc with double Super-LumiNova that alternates between white and a patinated hue depending on its position. The hands display a charming faux-patina "cream latte" finish.

The Nivada Aquamar is powered by an automatic Soprod P024 caliber (25 jewels, 28,800 vibrations/hour), offering a 38-hour power reserve , hour, minute, central seconds, and date functions.

The model features a double-domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating , a screw-down case back and crown (the case back is engraved with the iconic Antarctic penguin), and offers water resistance of 20 ATM (200 m) .

This Aquamar Noire is offered with several tool-free interchangeable straps : black or brown leather (with or without white stitching), Flat Link steel or rice grain (no date), tropic rubber, or black Nato, all in 20 mm width.

Technical specifications:

• Brand : Nivada Grenchen

• Model : Antarctic Diver Aquamar Black

• Movement : Soprod P024 automatic, 25 jewels, 28,800 A/h

• Power reserve : 38 hours

• Functions : hours, minutes, central seconds - switch index

• Case : Brushed/polished 316L steel

• Diameter : 38 mm

• Thickness : 12.9 mm

• Horn-to-horn length : 45 mm

• Bezel : bidirectional with black ceramic insert

• Glass : double-domed sapphire, anti-reflective

• Base : screwed steel, engraved with the penguin from the Nivada Antarctic collection

• Crown : screwed

• Water resistance : 20 ATM / 200 m

• Dial : matte black sandwich finish, cut-out indices with two-tone Super-LumiNova

• Bracelets : leather, Tropic, rice grain steel, 20 mm, interchangeable without tools

• Assembly : Switzerland (Grenchen)

• Warranty : 2 years (Nivada Grenchen standard)

Why choose this watch?

The Nivada Aquamar Noire will appeal to enthusiasts of compact (38 mm) and technical vintage dive watches. Its black sandwich dial, two-tone luminous date display, ceramic bezel, and high-quality Swiss movement make it an elegant, robust, and refined tool watch.

The Nivada Grenchen brand

Since 1926, Nivada Grenchen has been developing iconic Swiss watches built to last. Chronomaster , Depthmaster , and F77 —all these names have left their mark on watchmaking history. With the Aquamar, Nivada Grenchen perpetuates a diving icon in a compact and original version.