Not a diver, but some interesting history...
In 1957 Admiral Byrd and the US Navy went to the Antarctic under the name Operation Deep Freeze, and Nivada created the waterproof and anti-magnetic Antarctic model to go with them. They used this in all their advertising at the time, and were quite successful. Nivada ended up having trouble with Movado regarding their name, and were forced to change it to Nivada Grenchen. They then teamed up with Croton for distribution. That's why you'll see watches branded Nivada, Nivada Grenchen, and Croton Nivada Grenchen. Nivada (et al) produced different Antarctic variants--some with date, some without, as well as several different dial designs.
Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic
Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic
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Nivada is a Swiss watch manufacturer. Nivada was created in Grenchen, Switzerland, in 1879. After WWII, the firm grew in popularity, creating a number of successful watches until succumbing to the quartz crisis.
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Even though it's a little weird, I kind of like their latest release.
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I do like the spider but I seem to recall it being small when I got the email so didn’t look furtherpbj204 wrote:
Even though it's a little weird, I kind of like their latest release.
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Re: Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic
did you find that on google?Deena Weis wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 5:23 pmNivada is a Swiss watch manufacturer. Nivada was created in Grenchen, Switzerland, in 1879. After WWII, the firm grew in popularity, creating a number of successful watches until succumbing to the quartz crisis.
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