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Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster ValjouxvsStudio Underd0g Salmon

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What people say

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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.

Studio Underd0g Salmon

Owners widely praise the Studio Underd0g Salmon for its unique, two-layered dial inspired by salmon skin, featuring a radially brushed metallic orange-pink lower part and a coarse, silvery dégradé shimmer upper part. The watch is powered by a decorated Swiss mono pusher movement with silky smooth winding, blued screws, and anthracite bridges, which one owner finds impressive. Accuracy is reported at ±5 seconds per day. Some owners find the £1700-£1800 price point difficult, especially given styling similarities to previous models. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Studio Underd0g Salmon highly for its distinctive dial design and well-finished, smooth-winding monopusher movement.

From video reviewers

The dial's color-shifting properties are a notable strength. Limited water resistance to 30 meters is a cited weakness.

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Chronomaster Valjoux38mm
Salmon39.5mm
Power Reserve
Chronomaster Valjoux48h
Salmon
Water Resistance
Chronomaster Valjoux100m
Salmon
MSRP
Chronomaster Valjoux$5,000
Salmon$1,750

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Diameter
38mm
39.5mm
Thickness
12.95mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.5mm
Lug Width
0mm
Finish
Brushed + Polished
Water Resistance
100m
Caseback
316L Steel Silver Color Open Case back with Sapphire Glass

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Black
Salmon
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
Valjoux 23
Type
Manual
Automatic
Power Reserve
48h
0h
Complications
GMT, Chronograph
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$5,000
$1,750
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