FOR SALE IS A SUPER COOL LATE 60s NIVADA ANTARCTIC-SEA DIVER WITH KILLER AGED TRITIUM AND A BRILLIANT SUNBURST GREY DIAL.
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CASE: TONNEAU SHAPED ALL-STEEL DIVER CASE MEASURING A NICE 37.5mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 42mm LUG TO LUG. CHECK OUT THAT GROOVY STEEL BEZEL WITH A BIT OF FADE GIVING IT A HANDSOME VINTAGE VIBE. BEZEL ROTATES NICELY BIDIRECTIONALLY. YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT ANTARCTIC PENGUIN ON THE CASEBACK!
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DIAL: THIS DIAL IS JUST OUTSTANDING. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. FROM THAT DAZZLING SUNBURST GREY FINISH TO THAT DARK CUSTARD TRITIUM, THIS THING TOTALLY ROCKS. CHECK OUT THOSE FUNKY BRUSHED FAT STICK HANDS AND THOSE CHUNKY APPLIED RECTANGULAR MARKERS AT 12/6/9. MY FAVORITE DESIGN ELEMENT THOUGH IS THAT PLAYFUL CURSIVE USED FOR "ANTARCTIC-SEA" AT THE BOTTOM.
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MOVEMENT: THIS NIVADA RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE ETA 21 JEWEL CALIBER 2472 AUTOMATIC IN CLEAN SHAPE. THIS ONE WAS SERVICED 2 YEARS AGO AND IS RUNNING LIKE A CHAMP.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A CANVAS MILITARY STYLE STRAP WHICH LOOKS TOUGH AND SPORTY ON THIS OLD DIVER. THE NIVADA BRAND IS ONE OF THOSE LEGENDARY SWISS COMPANIES WHICH IS NOW MAKING A STRONG COME BACK WITH ITS RELAUNCH. KNOWN FOR MAKING CLASSIC DIVER AND CHRONOGRAPH MODELS, THE ANTARCTIC LINE WAS THEIR TAKE ON THE SEAMASTER. THIS IS A GREAT ALL-AROUND PIECE WHICH CAN BE DRESSED UP OR DOWN AND WEARS SO COMFORTABLY.
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