F77 Black Ceramic Lapis Lazuli, a 37 mm stone dial watch in matte black ceramic
The F77 Black Ceramic Lapis Lazuli MK1 is a 37 mm watch in matte black ceramic, with a natural lapis lazuli dial, an integrated ceramic bracelet and a Swiss Soprod P024 automatic movement, water resistant to 100 m. Nivada Grenchen offered it as a limited edition, open to order during one month of pre-order only, and it now has its place in the Retrospective of our limited editions.
The dial is made from lapis lazuli, a deep blue ornamental stone. For this model, Nivada Grenchen chose a darker tone of the stone, which sits naturally against the matte black ceramic around it.
Shiny silver applied indexes catch the light over the blue, and white Super-LumiNova dots mark the hours in the dark. The dial keeps three hands and no date, so nothing interrupts the stone. Natural materials are a thread through the F77: read our guide to meteorite dial watches.
The case, the caseback and the integrated bracelet are all black ceramic. The case is 37 mm wide, 12.85 mm thick including the crystal and 45 mm from lug to lug, with alternating satin-brushed and polished surfaces that play with the light on a single dark colour. See every black ceramic model in our F77 Ceramic collection.
The bracelet tapers from 22 to 16 mm and closes with a black IP push-button deployant buckle. A double-domed sapphire crystal covers the dial and the crown screws down, for a water resistance of 10 ATM, or 100 m.
Case
37 mm, matte black ceramic, satin-brushed and polished, 12.85 mm thick, 45 mm lug to lug
Glass
Double-domed sapphire crystal
Dial
Natural lapis lazuli, shiny silver applied indexes, white Super-LumiNova dots, no date
Movement
Soprod P024 Swiss automatic, 25 jewels, 28,800 vph, about 38 h power reserve
Water resistance
100 m / 10 ATM, screw-down crown
Strap
Integrated black ceramic bracelet, 22 to 16 mm, black IP push-button deployant buckle
Inside is the Swiss Soprod P024, a self-winding mechanical movement with 25 jewels. It beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), which gives the seconds hand its smooth sweep, and holds a power reserve of about 38 hours. Here it drives the hours, minutes and seconds, with no date.
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FAQs
Yes. The dial of the F77 Black Ceramic Lapis Lazuli is made from natural lapis lazuli, a deep blue ornamental stone, protected by a double-domed sapphire crystal.
A deep blue. Nivada Grenchen chose a darker tone of lapis lazuli for this model, with shiny silver applied indexes and white luminous dots, framed by the matte black ceramic case.
Ceramic is a very hard material, so it resists the everyday scratches that mark a steel case and keeps its colour over time. It is not unbreakable, though: a hard knock on a hard surface can chip it. On the F77 Black Ceramic Lapis Lazuli, the case, caseback and bracelet are all ceramic, and the dial sits under sapphire crystal.
