"Nivada is a Swiss watch company founded in the town of Grenchen, Switzerland. Nivada is a manufacturer of Swiss watches, their timepieces have been in the watchmaking industry since 1926... In the United States, Croton was formed in 1940 as a distributor for Nivada products, so many were sold under the 'Croton Nivada', 'Croton Nivada Grenchen', and simply 'Croton' names."

NIVADA Aquadatic
Automatic Wristwatch
Nivada Antartic
21 Jewels
 
Waterproof – Shockprotected – Antimagnetic – Stainless Steel.
 
Today, we have this unique and rare timepiece, it is a vintage Nivada Aquadatic automatic wristwatch dated from the 1960s. The case back is decorated and signed with the Nivada Antartic logo.
 
It is a self-winding watch powered by an automatic movement, caliber ETA 2452 (base caliber for the Tudor 2484), 21 jewels, sweep second-hand, date indicator (set by changing 21-24h), 18,000 A/h, 42 hours power reserve, Swiss made.
 
It still has the original sunburst champagne dial featuring silver applied hour markers, bold minute track and silver matching hands. The date window is located at 3 o’clock and the dial is also signed with the Nivada name and logo, and Aquadatic Automatic 21 Jewels as well.
 
Cased in a 34.8mm round case and fancy lug design, all in stainless-steel. It comes on a new-old-stock black Hand Finished Scandia Calf two-piece strap that will fit a wrist up to 6 1/4” (15.9cm).
 
This watch is not in perfect condition, but it is still preserved in time and running condition.

Thank you for looking!  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or respectful offers.

Movement:
Twenty One
21 Jewels
Swiss
Cal. ETA 2452

Case Back Marks:
NIVADA
Antartic
Antimagnetic
Stainless Steel
Automatic
Waterproof
Shockprotected

Measurements (mm):
Case 34.8
Case with Crown 36.8
Case Lug to Lug 42.9
Case Thickness 10
Lug Width 19
Band Width 18

Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.

We prefer to shoot photographs outside when weather is permitting. However, when we shoot indoors, please be aware that we shoot our photographs inside of lightboxes that are lit with 360 LED bulbs. This indeed magnifies any flaws. Usually, they are much less obvious to the naked eye. Having said that, we never photoshop any of our photography, remove blemishes, etc. We adjust lighting when necessary, but what you see is what you are getting, and we take pride in that.

The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended.
Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

It will be carefully packed.

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Thank you for looking!

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