NOS 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.

Beautiful colour and combination of the case design plus the unusual baton indexes.

Check out the various faceted edges create this stunning looking watch.

The front of the watch case is actually concave in shape!

Original Nivada bracelet with the signed clasp

Stainless steel screw back with all the apropriate markings

Inside of the back marked Nivada Watch Co. and 5315

AS 1986 automatic movement. note the modified jewel hole at the rotor.