Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic

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Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic

Post by Steve O. » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:07 pm

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.


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Re: Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic

Post by Deena Weis » Sun Sep 12, 2021 5:23 pm

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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Re: Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic

Post by deepcdvr » Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:15 pm

Very cool!
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Re: Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic

Post by pbj204 » Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:56 am

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Even though it's a little weird, I kind of like their latest release.

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Re: Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic

Post by Jeep99dad » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:51 am

pbj204 wrote:Image

Even though it's a little weird, I kind of like their latest release.
I do like the spider but I seem to recall it being small when I got the email so didn’t look further
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Re: Nivada Aquamatic Antarctic

Post by gr8sw » Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:16 pm

Deena Weis wrote:
Sun Sep 12, 2021 5:23 pm
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.
did you find that on google? :whistle:
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