Nivada Antarctic Late Models
Nivada Antarctic Late Models 1964 onwards
In this section we will mainly cover models with signed T SWISS dials circa 1964-1978. There are exceptions to this rule - see the GLACIER models. It follows on from the 1956-64 models here - Nivada Antarctic Models Click on the name of the model to see more information and images.
AO V.2 Antarctic D dial
It may be that the additional D stands for Date on these models.
- Circa 64. No T on dial.
- A different case with straight beveled lugs
- Partially concealed crown
- Linen dial and slightly different hour markers.
Croton Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 6D
Larger appearance with narrow bezel, plain dial. This version has a date and is gold plated with gold dial.
Features
- 16mm lug width
- 33mm width ex case
- unsigned crown
- red date wheel
- gold hands
- dodecahedron screwback case inner signed 9863
- ETA 2552 signed rotor semi quick set date
Nivada Antarctic Day Date Ref 67048
- Square steel brushed case
- Square compressor in the Zenith respirator style
- Signed crown
- Day date quick set movement
- Silver brushed dial and tritium lume hands
- NSA folded steel bracelet with signed Nivada clasp
- 18 mm lugs
Nivada Skymatic Antarctic 21
Rare black gloss dial with gold hands. Case is plated with steel screw back. Movement ETA 2541.
The Skymatic branding has not been seen on the Antarctic before. Maybe an attempt to appeal to Sky and Sea, similar to the Chronomaster.
Circa 1965.
Nivada Antarctic GLACIER
This model was first seen in 1967.
- Square steel cases, integrated lugs with 18mm, screwback case with Pengiun logo. Gold plated cases were an option.
- Signed crown with N logo - scalloped on earlier examples
- ETA 2472 date auto
- Some dials do not have tritium and just have Swiss Made. Possibly for Far Eastern markets.
A number of dial variations have been identified:
- White dial (in a gold case)
- Silver dial with black print and black markers
- Mottled silver dial with white print and white markers
- Blue dial - seen with Roman numerals at 6, 9 and 12
Nivada Antarctic 21 Square Case - Aqua Line Ref 67004/2427
- range of automatic Antarctic models seen with and without date, in steel and gold plated cases
- Cases are front loading unitary construction
- Signed crowns
- White and black dials observed
- This series was also marketed under the Aqua Line name
- Reference is 67004 for later models and 2427 for earlier/steel models
- Click on the heading to read and see more examples
Nivada Antarctic C case Flat top lug
- range of automatic Antarctic models seen in cases
- Cases are unique c cases with flat top bezels echoing the original Antarctic from 1955
- unsigned crowns
- Silver, pale blue and pink linen rotated 45 degrees dials with one seen with CocaCola logo in place of Nivada
