Here, we have a 1960s Nivada Antarctic Compensamatic Automatic that has a 31mm tonneau-shaped stainless steel case that radiates fine lines across its top surface and polished sides with crisp edges, and a 39mm lug-to-lug length ensures a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, a signed crown with deep knurling for grip. The thin polished bezel holds a square crystal with curved sides and sits slightly above the case. Applied block indexes with chamfered edges mark the hours on a silver dial. At 3 o’clock, a framed date window. Broad baton hands have lume infill. On the reverse, an embossed Antarctic penguin, inside an automatic ETA 2472, 21 jewels, 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes paired with a well-suited 19mm black rubber strap and pin buckle.
This is the Nivada Antarctic Compensamatic, with the iconic penguin case back, powered by an automatic ETA Cal. 2472.
Reference : 67012
Movement : Automatic ETA Cal. 2472
Age : Circa. 1960s
Year : Circa. 1960s
Case Size : 31mm
Case Thickness : 11mm
Lug to Lug : 39mm
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Nivada, a Swiss watch company, was founded in the town of Grenchen, Switzerland, in 1879. They saw success after World War II, producing a series of watches. Nivada was unable to sell under their name in the United States after the threat of a name-similarity lawsuit by Movado. In 1958 in time for the International Geophysical Year, Nivada supported the US Navy “Operation Deep Freeze” They created a durable, waterproof, anti-magnetic watch, which they named “Antarctic”. 66 countries declared a year of science. With Admiral Byrd, the watch was worn and subjected to temperature fluctuations of 100 degrees above and 40 degrees below. It was dropped, hit, snowed on, and scraped on the ice; it never missed a beat. It is a testament to the ruggedness of the watch. |
