Chronoking Mecaquartz Black, a 38 mm 1970s-style chronograph limited to 150 pieces
The Chronoking Mecaquartz Black is a 38 mm stainless steel chronograph with a matte black dial, an orange gradient minute track, tan sub-dials and a TMI VK63A meca-quartz movement, water resistant to 100 m. Nivada Grenchen released it in 2023 as a limited edition of 150 pieces, and it now has its place in the Retrospective of our limited editions.
Tan sub-dials, printed with art deco-style typography, light up the matte black dial, and the minute track runs in an orange gradient around the edge. Together, they create an unusual sense of depth. Luminous applied indexes keep the time readable in the dark.
Discover the other versions in our Chronoking collection.
The Chronoking takes its cue from a vintage Chronoking dial of the 1970s. The original sat on a tonneau case with a Valjoux 72 movement, and its dial came from Jean, a dial maker in La Chaux-de-Fonds known for some of the boldest exotic dials of the era.
This version keeps the colours and the spirit of that decade in a round 38 mm case. Read the complete history of Nivada Grenchen.
Case
38 mm, 316L stainless steel, polished and brushed, 13.7 mm thick, 46.5 mm lug to lug
Glass
Double-domed sapphire crystal
Dial
Matte black dial, orange gradient minute track, tan sub-dials, luminous applied indexes
Movement
TMI VK63A meca-quartz chronograph
Water resistance
100 m / 10 ATM
Strap
Black racing strap, black Tropic rubber strap or beads of rice bracelet
Inside is the TMI VK63A meca-quartz movement, assembled in Switzerland. Press the pusher and the chronograph hand sweeps across the dial as smoothly as on a mechanical watch. Find out more in What is a meca-quartz chronograph? and our guide to the VK63, VK64 and VK67 calibres.
The 316L steel case is polished and brushed, 38 mm across, 13.7 mm thick and 46.5 mm from lug to lug, under a double-domed sapphire crystal, and water resistant to 10 ATM.
FAQs
A chronograph is a watch with a built-in stopwatch: pushers start, stop and reset a timing hand, while the main hands keep showing the time.
A meca-quartz movement combines a quartz module, which keeps the time with quartz precision, and a mechanical module, which drives the chronograph. The chronograph hand sweeps smoothly, like on a mechanical chronograph, which is why it is often called a hybrid.
Press the top pusher to start the chronograph, and press it again to stop it. Press the bottom pusher to reset the chronograph hands to zero. The main hands keep showing the time throughout.
