Nivada Antarctic Models
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Nivada Antarctic Models
Version One - Circa 1956 to 1964
- Diameter (excluding crown): 35mm
- Lug to lug: 42mm
- Lug width: 18mm
- Movement: Various automatic ETA 1256, 23xx, 24xx.
- Power reserve: ~40 hours
- Case: All stainless steel, later gold plated available.
- Most non-date, some date versions.
- Dial lettering can contain Croton, Nivada Grenchen combinations.
Early models are most popular with collectors having the distinctive hour markers, flat lugs and sometimes textured dials, known as tundra.
