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Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster ValjouxvsOak & Oscar The Olmsted FEW Edition

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Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux

The Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster is praised for its vintage aesthetic and versatility, with the Aventurine Blue variant offering a unique starry dial and world time bezel. Owners note the sub-dials are small and difficult to read, and the Sellita SW510 movement exhibits rotor wobble and hand play. The $5,000 price point is a significant increase from previous reissues. Overall, owners rate the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster highly for its vintage aesthetic and unique dial options, despite some concerns about sub-dial legibility and movement characteristics.

Oak & Oscar The Olmsted FEW Edition

Owners widely praise Oak & Oscar Olmsted for its design, quality, and customer service, with one owner highlighting a personal gift from the brand. The Oak & Oscar Olmsted Matte features a stealthy black ceramic coating on its 38mm case for scratch resistance, a clean sandwich dial with orange accents, and a modified ETA 2892A2 movement regulated in Chicago. It comes with both leather and nylon straps and was initially priced at $1,475, with production limited by the coating process. Overall, owners rate the Oak & Oscar Olmsted highly for its thoughtful design and durable ceramic finish.

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Chronomaster Valjoux38mm
The Olmsted FEW Edition38mm
Power Reserve
Chronomaster Valjoux48h
The Olmsted FEW Edition42h
Water Resistance
Chronomaster Valjoux100m
The Olmsted FEW Edition100m
MSRP
Chronomaster Valjoux$5,000
The Olmsted FEW Edition$1,775

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Chronograph
Field
Thickness
12.95mm
10.8mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.5mm
44.9mm
Lug Width
0mm
20mm
Material
Stainless Steel
316L Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed + Polished
Caseback
316L Steel Silver Color Open Case back with Sapphire Glass
Display

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
Crystal Shape
Double-domed
AR Coating
Underside
Dial Color
Black
Salmon
Indices
Applied

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
Valjoux 23
Sellita SW300-1
Type
Manual
Automatic
Beat Rate
0 vph
4 vph
Power Reserve
48h
42h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$5,000
$1,775
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