Options in the watch world are plenty, and honestly, collectors and enthusiasts are spoilt for choice. Preferences vary across aspects like dial design, colour, case size, material, and complications. And now, thanks to Nivada Grenchen’s Antarctic Diver Aquamar, even the way wearers want to see luminescence in their watch.
Aquamar is the brand’s popular dive watch from the 1960s, which was revived this year. True to the 1960s version, the new watch has the same 38mm diameter, a double-domed sapphire crystal, and 200-meter water resistance. What is missing, though, is the date disc that was seen at 3 o’clock in the progenitor model. This disc has been used for something else.
The Antarctic Diver Aquamar comes in three stainless steel variations - Aquamar Grey (Ref. 32077A17), Aquamar Blue (Ref. 32074A17), and Aquamar Black (Ref. 32068A17). The highlight of the watches are their change-on-command lume that goes from vintage to contemporary. A first time for the brand and the industry, the technique is executed via a dual-tone Super-LumiNova coated changing lume calendar disc and sandwich construction with two lume options - white for a contemporary look and faux patina for vintage aesthetics.
The lume, which appears under the cutout of the hour markers, is changed via the crown, while the thick printed dark orange which sits alongside the lume, stays the same. More lume can be seen on the hour and minute hand and the bi-directional ceramic bezel.
While the blue and black dial iterations follow the same design codes, the grey version has sleeker, baton-cutouts for the hour markers. The hands are also skeletonised in this version.
Turning the watch over reveals a 316L stainless steel closed caseback with the collection’s signature ‘Penguin’ engraving, a nod to the line’s name and its origins. The watches are powered with an automatic SOPROD P024 no-date version movement, beating at a 4Hz frequency and boasting a 38-hour power reserve. The timepieces are offered with a number of strap options like rubber, leather, NATO, racing strap, and beads of rice bracelet.
Prices: Rs 92,000 onwards
Images: Courtesy brand
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