Every great story begins with a remarkable find. During a visit to Cenic Watches, a small workshop near Grenchen, Guillaume Laidet met Nicolas Huissoud, a passionate craftsman who restores forgotten timepieces. Hidden among drawers filled with old treasures, Guillaume discovered a rare piece of Nivada’s past, 18 original Antarctic Glacier dials, beautifully aged by time yet perfectly preserved, alongside 18 vintage ETA 2783 movements still capable of ticking with life.
From this discovery was born a vision, to revive these authentic components in a truly limited creation, the Antarctic Glacier Vintage. Each of the 18 pieces unites an original vintage dial with its historical movement, visible through an open caseback. A time capsule of pure horological heritage, brought back to life through passion.
The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Glacier grew out of a find. At Cenic Watches in Grenchen, Guillaume Laidet and Nicolas Huissoud came across 18 original Antarctic Glacier dials from the 1960s and 18 vintage 2783 movements. Those parts became the first Glacier, and the line continues today with new Swiss movements. It is a glacier watch for anyone who likes a dressy steel watch with a design rooted in the 1960s Antarctic Diver.
Every model wears the tuxedo dial: a vertically brushed silver centre framed by an anthracite ring, applied indexes and light Old Radium luminous dots. The brushing catches the light the way ice does.
All three use 316L stainless steel, polished and brushed, under double-domed sapphire glass. Explore the wider Antarctic line or the Antarctic 35mm and 38mm sizes.
The 35mm keeps the compact size of the vintage Antarctic and is wound by hand. The 38mm is larger and self-winding.
A collector's edition built from the 18 original dials and 2783 movements, both New Old Stock.
5 ATM / 50 m for the 35mm models and 10 ATM / 100 m for the 38mm.
All orders will be completed by WITH REACH USA LLC, our international seller.
