The watch was supplied to us by the original owner, a US Navy Pilot, who was given it for his 16th Birthday and it then spent much of its life in a safe as he was also given an Ed White Speedmaster when he was 22, that said the watch served him from 16 until he was 22. The watch is in stunning original condition, it has never been refinished and is just a perfect combination of vintage cool without showing excessive patina. This watch has the true pedigree of an explorers extremely high quality divers chronograph, further demonstrated by the manufactures choice of movement ,the highly regarded mechanical winding valjoux 23, one of the most famous chronograph movements of all time, it is cased in a 39 mm (excluding the crown) solid stainless steel screw back case. A rare variant with a Valjoux 23 movement and a distinct dial. 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. Rare Croton-Nivada Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver from the middle of 1960s, manual winding movement caliber Valjoux 92, original tritium hands and dial. As the model name suggests, this nifty Croton Chronomaster could cover the sky, land, and sea. 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. By the ‘60s, Nivada had hit their stride with watches like the Chronomaster, Aviator, Sea Diver. The stainless steel case is unpolished with the case bevels remaining very sharp. In 1940 Croton was formed to distribute Nivada watches to US retailers, and subsequent watches could be found bearing the name ‘Croton’, or ‘Croton Nivada’ or even ‘Croton Nivada Grenchen’. Similarly, the dial is in amazing condition. The black aluminium bezel is in mint condition with no significant flaws. The caseback engraving remains deep and legible and the serial number is still visible. The stainless steel case is unpolished with the case bevels remaining very sharp. This is a remarkable Croton Chronomaster manufactured by Nivada Grenchen for their USA market under the Croton brand. This Croton Chronomaster is in excellent condition. This Croton Chronomaster is in excellent condition. Croton Chronomaster Quartz Chronograph Watch CC311219 140.00 Free shipping or Best Offer CROTON CHRONOMASTER JAPAN MEN'S CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH MIYOTA 0S10 (2) 65.00 4.99 shipping or Best Offer Croton CC311273 Chronomaster Silvertone Stop Watch Black Leather Band New Works 92.99 Was: 99.99 8.
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