The Reverse Panda Valjoux, a Valjoux 23 racing chronograph limited to 25 pieces
The Reverse Panda Valjoux is a 38 mm stainless steel chronograph with a matte black dial, white sub-dials, a black tachymeter bezel and a restored vintage Valjoux 23 VZ hand-wound movement. A collaboration with Reimagined, it was made as a limited edition of 25 pieces, and it now has its place in the Retrospective of our limited editions.
A matte black dial contrasted by white sub-registers, luminous hands and markers, and a tachymeter scale for timing speed: every detail recalls the timing instruments of mid-century motorsport. The square painted indexes and the “N” Nivada logo follow the 1966 original.
Learn more in our guide to panda and reverse panda chronographs.
The Valjoux 23 is a hand-wound, column-wheel chronograph calibre whose production spanned 58 years, from 1916 to 1974. Nivada Grenchen uses new old stock movements that are fully reconditioned and tested, so you get the character of a vintage chronograph without the usual maintenance worries.
Discover our Valjoux 23 chronographs.
Case
38 mm, 316L stainless steel, brushed and polished, 13.75 mm thick, 46.5 mm lug to lug
Glass
Double-domed sapphire crystal
Dial
Matte black dial, white sub-dials, luminous markers, vintage N logo
Movement
Valjoux 23 VZ, hand-wound, restored
Bezel
Black aluminium, tachymeter scale
Water resistance
100 m / 10 ATM
Strap
Black racing strap, 20 mm
The 38 mm stainless steel case is brushed and polished, 13.75 mm thick and 46.5 mm from lug to lug, under a double-domed sapphire crystal. The black aluminium bezel carries the tachymeter scale, and the push-pull crown is engraved with the logo.
The watch is water resistant to 10 ATM, or 100 m.
FAQs
A panda dial is a chronograph dial with a light main dial and dark sub-dials, which recall the markings of a panda. A reverse panda swaps the colours: a dark dial with light sub-dials.
A tachymeter is a scale that turns the chronograph into a speed meter. Start the chronograph at a marker, stop it one kilometre or one mile later, and the seconds hand points to your average speed on the scale. On the Reverse Panda Valjoux, the scale is on the black aluminium bezel.
Hold the watch and turn the crown gently clockwise until you feel it resist, without forcing it past that point. Winding it at the same time each day keeps a hand-wound chronograph like the Valjoux 23 running.
