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Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Mecaquartz

Owners widely praise the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Mecaquartz for its versatile 38mm size, retro racing design, and excellent finishing for its price point. The reliable Seiko mecaquartz movement is frequently highlighted, as is the watch's 100M water resistance and extensive Super-LumiNova for legibility. Some owners appreciate the 12:00 date window and the satisfying mechanical-feeling chronograph reset. However, one owner found the 38mm case too small for their wrist. The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Mecaquartz is available starting at $479. Overall, owners rate the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Mecaquartz highly for its vintage aesthetic and robust build at an accessible price.

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Manual

Owners praise the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Manual as a reasonably sized mechanical chronograph without a module movement. One owner notes the watch sits high on the wrist due to its automatic caseback, leading to some regret. On balance, owners value the Chronomaster Manual for its non-module mechanical chronograph movement in a reasonably sized package.

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Chronoking Mecaquartz38mm
Chronomaster Manual38mm
Power Reserve
Chronoking Mecaquartz
Chronomaster Manual45h
Water Resistance
Chronoking Mecaquartz100m
Chronomaster Manual100m
MSRP
Chronoking Mecaquartz$610
Chronomaster Manual$1,975

Full specifications

Case

4 specs
Thickness
13.4mm
14.55mm
Lug-to-Lug
46mm
0mm
Lug Width
0mm
20mm
Caseback
316L Steel Silver Color Caseback

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Silver Vertical Brushed dial, Applied indexes w/ White Super Luminous, Semi-Glossy White inner ring w/ Black Super Luminous dots.
White
Lume
None
x1

Movement

3 specs
Caliber
Seiko VK64
Valjoux 7733
Type
Quartz
Manual
Power Reserve
0h
45h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$610
$1,975
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