Thursday 14 August 2014

NOS Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986

Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
Movement:
  • AS 1986 automatic movement. Modified rotor. Swiss made.
  • Automatic wind.
  • 21600 p/h High beat movement.
  • 25.6mm D x 5.25mm H
  • 25 Jewels
  • Power reserve 46h
  • Rotor marked Nivada, 25 Jewels, Swiss.
  • Incabloc shock protection.
  • Quickset date by pushing the crown
Case and bracelet:
  • Very different yet funky and retro 70s faceted case with straight lugs.
  • Faceted case with brushed grain and polished sides statinless steel case.
  • Case width is 38mm not including the crown, 42mm lug to lug.
  • Lug size is 20mm.
  • The case is stainless steel with stainless steel screw back.
  • Screw back marked water and shock resistance, stainless steel, compensamatic 68015, automatic.
  • Original solid Nivada signed stainless steel bracelet.

The dial and hands:
  • Gradient blue to purplue with côtes de Genève grained background.
  • Raise chunky steel baton hourly marker with engraved details on the top.
  • Printed white radial line indexes.
  • Day/Date window at 6 with quickset by pushing the crown
  • Dial marked Nivada,  Automatic, Antarctic and Swiss Made at 6.
  • Polished steel hands with black strips and lume slots.
  • Steel polished second hand.
Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
Beautiful colour and combination of the case design plus the unusual baton indexes.

Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
Check out the various faceted edges create this stunning looking watch.

Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
The front of the watch case is actually concave in shape!
Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
Original Nivada bracelet with the signed clasp

Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
Stainless steel screw back with all the apropriate markings

Nivada Antarctic Automatic - AS 1986
Inside of the back marked Nivada Watch Co. and 5315
AS 1986 automatic movement. note the modified jewel hole at the rotor.

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