Nivada Grenchen CASD *Updated with pictures

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Scarecrow Boat

·Feb 24, 2022

I am looking for an earlier CASD with tritium dial/hands, in great condition. I am really after lume that has aged well between the dial and hands. Below are two images showing what I am after. Original signed bracelet is a plus but not a deal breaker. I am located in the US and would prefer to find one locally but I am not opposed to international deals. Below are two images pulled from OF showing what I am after.

Thank you!

Edited: Feb 25, 2022

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Jun 6, 2022

Bump 👍

 

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Slevin kelevra

·Jun 6, 2022

Great watches and they are definitely going to become more popular in the future.

This site isn’t cheap but they do seem to have a new watches appearing on their site regularly.


https://www.watchfid.com/watches/nivada-grenchen-chronograph-2-lines-2/

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Jun 6, 2022

Slevin kelevra

Great watches and they are definitely going to become more popular in the future.

This site isn’t cheap but they do seem to have a new watches appearing on their site regularly.


https://www.watchfid.com/watches/nivada-grenchen-chronograph-2-lines-2/

I have seen that one a little while ago and it is a bit well outside of my budget as it’s a really early radium version. Thank you for sharing this though 😀

 

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hejsam

·Jun 6, 2022

Not a broad arrow but I have this if you are interested😀

 

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JimJupiter

·Jun 6, 2022

Scarecrow Boat

I am looking for an earlier CASD with tritium dial/hands, in great condition. I am really after lume that has aged well between the dial and hands. Below are two images showing what I am after. Original signed bracelet is a plus but not a deal breaker. I am located in the US and would prefer to find one locally but I am not opposed to international deals. Below are two images pulled from OF showing what I am after.

Thank you!

the second watch you showed is mine and regarding the lume I just can say, it’s James Hymans work 😉 had a super tired dial and hands with broken out lume. So I could decide how I wanted it on my watch and haven’t regret it since.

here is another pic of it

best Nico

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Jun 6, 2022

hejsam

Not a broad arrow but I have this if you are interested😀

Thank you and that is a good looking piece, but I am after broad arrow 😀

JimJupiter

the second watch you showed is mine and regarding the lume I just can say, it’s James Hymans work 😉 had a super tired dial and hands with broken out lume. So I could decide how I wanted it on my watch and haven’t regret it since.

here is another pic of it

best Nico

Hi Nico! It is a gorgeous watch the the relume looks very good! If you decide to part ways with it, definitely reach out but I can easily understand if you want to hang on to that beauty 😀

 

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Slevin kelevra

·Jun 7, 2022

This popped up on my IG

 

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LesXL

·Jun 13, 2022

Maybe this

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Jun 13, 2022

LesXL

Maybe this

Thanks Lester 😀 I was actually aware of this one while it was a live auction on eBay. I’m still searching though 👍

 

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vienna

·Jun 13, 2022

Hi from Vienna, Austria, there is one being offered locally for 2400 Euros.

Kind regards Max

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Oct 21, 2022

Can finally update this as found 😎

Though it ended a bit differently as I picked up an earlier Croton Nivada Grenchen Chronograph Aviator Sea Diver with a Venus 210.

 

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Foo2rama

·Oct 21, 2022·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

Scarecrow Boat

Can finally update this as found 😎

Though it ended a bit differently as I picked up an earlier Croton Nivada Grenchen Chronograph Aviator Sea Diver with a Venus 210.

Congrats!

pics or it didn’t happen!

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Oct 21, 2022

Foo2rama

Congrats!

pics or it didn’t happen!

This is the sellers pic as it’ll be here in a few days and I’ll share mine. Dust is on the crystal, case sharp, radium looks great, uniform wear on the bezel, needs a service. $1,700 😎

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JwRosenthal

·Oct 21, 2022

It’s amazing to me that the vintage ones are less than the new ones.

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Oct 21, 2022

JwRosenthal

It’s amazing to me that the vintage ones are less than the new ones.

Oh I wish that were true. Last year maybe, when I first started looking. I have watched the price steadily climb on these. I have watched the Chronomaster version sell around the 2,000 mark. Just above/below depending on name on the dial. I have all but counted the Chronograph version as a non option as I have seen dealer prices between 3,000-4,000+ with a link above priced at 5,400. Twice this year there were two dual branded Croton Nivada Grenchen Chronograph like mine above that sold on OF for 2,500 and 2,800 euro. Factoring in a service cost, I still feel like I did well.

 

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JwRosenthal

·Oct 21, 2022

I think you did great!

 

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bardamu

·Oct 21, 2022

Scarecrow Boat

This is the sellers pic as it’ll be here in a few days and I’ll share mine. Dust is on the crystal, case sharp, radium looks great, uniform wear on the bezel, needs a service. $1,600 😎

Wow, great piece at a very fair price, well done!

 

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Dan S

·Oct 21, 2022

Congrats, Aaron! I was watching that but didn't bid as I'm mainly in selling mode these days. Looks very nice and honest. The dial texture gave me pause as did the fact that it's not running, but $1750 seems good anyway given that it's a Mk1. Worth the risk, even if you need a few hundred in parts, and I'm guessing it will look great on the wrist. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Hopefully the repair goes ok. I'd suggest having the hands stabilized.

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Scarecrow Boat

·Oct 21, 2022

Thanks Dan! I am really excited about this one. Like you said, I figured this one was worth the risk. Hopefully it's a simple fix but even a couple hundred into the movement leaves me in a good all in (and I edited the price typo in my post. Thumbs and phone screens don't always pair well). I believe a fair amount of the dust is on the crystal. I was studying the varying angles up close and a fair amount of the white spots were in different locations in each image. Beyond that, I like the texture/color of the dial and the color of the radium. Lately I have been seeing a lot of the later chronomasters listed with moldy green lume and same with a few of the earlier chronographs. The movement looked good with a few of the screw heads being touched at some point in their lives but it looked to be complete. I noticed the running seconds hand was in a different position in each pic, so the movement "runs" but we will see how poorly that is when it arrives early next week. I definitely plan on having the lume stabilized as well. I do think this piece will look fantastic in hand and will wear really well. I am really excited to finally be able to close this out and even more excited to have an earlier example, which I did not expect.