The latter was in business with the Mexican group (Grupo Industrial Omega SA de CV) owner of the name Nivada, and in 2019 they obtained the license to use the Nivada Grenchen copyright. The story started in Paris in 2018 during a discussion between Guillaume Laidet, a French entrepreneur in the watch industry (former Jaeger-LeCoultre, Zenith, and founder of William L.1985), and Remi Chabrat, owner of the Montrichard Group (a private label watchmaker). But two watch entrepreneurs decided to bring the name back. Nivada Grenchen, like many brands of the 1970s, didn’t survive the quartz crisis. The Nivada Grenchen Depthmaster “Pac-Man” Rebirth Although two versions were available, the one with Arabic numerals was less “iconic” than the one we are looking at today with its combination of a numeral 12, triangular indexes and odd-looking markers at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock… Created to quickly identify the time in low-light conditions, they also looked pretty cool. A second name, and the one that feels most accurate to us, was “Pac-Man” and you can see why by looking at the indexes.
First, “baby Panerai” or “mini Panerai” due to its cushion-shaped case, although it was far smaller than the Florentine model. The Depthmaster received several nicknames. In fact, this was a record for the industry until Rolex introduced its Sea-Dweller. No small feat considering most dive watches at that time offered 150 – 200 metres of water-resistance. In 1965, Nivada Grenchen introduced the Depthmaster, a powerful dive watch that could withstand pressure of 100 ATM or 1,000 metres. A vintage example of a Pac-Man Depthmaster – image by īut today is all about a quirky diving instrument. In 1964 the Depthomatic became the first diver’s watch with a depth indicator or bathymeter. It came in three distinct formats: Chronomaster, Aviator and Sea Diver. Among numerous models, the most widely known is the Chronomaster, a chronograph with 200-metre water-resistance. The watch was worn by members of the American Navy’s Deep Freeze 1 during their expedition to the South Pole from 1955 to 1956.
This led to the creation of Nivada’s first waterproof automatic watch called the Antarctic in 1950. In 1930 Nivada was one of the first companies to manufacture automatic watches. Nivada was founded in 1926 by Jacob Schneider in Granges (Grenchen). Following the launch of the Chronomaster, the brand revives the Depthmaster “Pac-Man” along with a second version of the watch with Arabic numerals. Another brand that was recently revived is Nivada Grenchen. We’ve seen this recently with Aquastar, for instance. Others, however, are still known and collected by a niche group of enthusiasts. Some, of course, acquired cult status some fell into oblivion. The world of dive watches is immense… so much so that we sometimes forget that during the 1960s there were hundreds of brands and watches available.
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