Chronoking Mecaquartz Salmon
87043Q10
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Never have the 70s been so hip – the colors, the materials, the design... Vintage chronographs are surfing on the trend and have never been so popular. They’re bouncing back big time, much to the delight of collectors and those nostalgic not only for disco.
For this reissue, Nivada Grenchen worked on a new version of its fabled Chronomaster, inspired by a vintage Chronoking dial straight out of those wild and wonderful seventies. Originally sporting «Paul Newman»-style sub-dials, it was on a tonneau case housing a Valjoux 72 movement and behind this very special dial, a very special name: Jean Singer, a leading dial maker based in La Chaux-de-Fonds and highly regarded for producing some of the most iconic and collectible exotic dials the watchmaking world ever had and has to offer. Dials such as the striking Speedmaster Racing, the punchy Heuer Skipper or Universal’s intensely blue Nina were all made by the one and only Jean Singer.
This new version of the Nivada Chronoking is flamboyantly 70s, setting all the codes of this global success on fire. Tan sub-dials – with the telltale art deco-style “Newman” typography – that light up the salmon dial, the minute track a white gradient; the combination creates an unusual sense of depth.
The Nivada Chronoking, houses the tried and trusted TMI VK63A mecaquartz movement. Press the stopwatch pusher and watch the chronograph hand sweep over the dial with that same smoothness we love in a mechanical watch. The mecaquartz movement combines the precision of quartz with the feel of a self-winding mechanical movement, the best of old-school and avant-garde. The quartz module keeps the time, while the mechanical assembly keeps the chronograph running smoothly. That’s why they are often referred to as hybrid movements.
Diameter 38mm Thickness 12.95mm Case Material 316L Stainless Steel Case Finish Polished & Brushed Case back 316L Steel Silver Color Caseback Dial Salmon Sunray Dial, White Luminous Applied Indexes, Black Thick Printed Logo Movement TMI VK63 mecaquartz Glass Double domed Sapphire Glass Lug to lug 46,5mm Water Resistance 10ATM
