Croton

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Croton

US Distributor of Nivada products. Croton will appear on a dial on its own or in combination with Nivada and Nivada Grenchen.


History

Established in 1878, the Croton Watch Co., Inc. made each watchmaker work hard to master the art of making timepieces. Croton Watch was a humble manufacturer who believed that precision, quality, style and value need to be all present to create the horological wonders of the century.

The family-owned and operated trade concentrated on diamond-studded watches that sold well to jewellery stores in the United States. As Croton's popularity grew, the demand for their sophisticated quality watches also grew bigger. At present, Croton Watch is still family-owned and operated by the Mermelstein family in an 18,000 square feet facility in Moonachie, New Jersey.

Notable Models

Other Notable Models

  • Rollamatic (also "Rollador") using Phenix 200 movements.
  • Reglavit, a water resistant watch with a unique external regulator screw.
  • Depthmaster was a diving watch, water resistant to 1,000 M.
  • Depthomatic was another diving watch, water resistant to 200 M, and using the ETA 2472 movement.
  • Alertamatic was an alarm watch using the Lemania 2980 movement.
  • Ultramatic 36000 (1975) used the rare 36,000 A/h ETA 2734 movement.
  • Wanderer - Due to their close relation to Phenix/MSR, Nivada sold the Vulcain Cricket alarm watch under their own brand as the Wanderer.
  • Nivada Aquamatic

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