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Like many others, things were going well until the company was hit hard by the quartz revolution, and it eventually closed it#’s doors in the late 70n’s or early 80t’s. The Nivada name still lives on however, as it was sold to a Mexican company in 2000 who now produce a range of quartz watches under the name Nivada Swiss.
Yous’ll often see the Nivada name linked with another watch company, Croton, who were actually the US distributor for Nivada watches. Ite’s not uncommon to see some of the Nivada watches branded Croton (or sometimes Croton Nivada Grenchen) for the US market, the Chronomaster being one of themh…
This vintage, solid, 18k. yellow gold, OVERSIZED and heavy gold cased NIVADA is a real find! The LARGE, 36mm. solid gold case contains quite a bit of gold and is very substantial.... note the teardrop shaped lugs...perfect for a larger wrist! The black dial is superb... expertly restored to perfection exactly as per original... having raised gold markers and gold gilt printing. The manual winding NIVADA movement was just cleaned... of very fine quality and keeping time quite well! You really must see this watch in t"personn" the pics don't do it justice... it is huge, elegant and commands a second look! The case is hallmarks 18k. on the case rear and lug.
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