Nivada Grenchen Wanderer Alarm bfcm24 might date to circa 1999

might date to circa 1999 but in spirit and aesthetics it has all the elements of a classic Apollo-era watch

a world-record holder and legend in his sport

Housed in a 45mm forged carbon and titanium case with ‘holey’ lugs

it’s a wildly cool watch that looks like nothing else on the market

when it was time to begin their ascent

Nivada Grenchen Wanderer Alarm bfcm24 might date to circa 1999What we have here is a rare treasure from Nivada Grenchen. Nivada (or Nivada Grenchen, or Croton in the states) should be a familiar name to vintage watch collectors. Their sporty diver's chronograph, the Chronomaster (or even sometimes Chronoking) Aviator Sea Diver, has been gaining well deserved traction on the vintage chronograph circuit. But in the 1960s the brand was also a trailblazer in the realm of dive watches, producing handsome examples