The mid 1900’s were a time rich with exploration and adventurers had very specific requirements for their watches.
The components were being manufactured in Switzerland, but the watches were assembled in the Croton, NY factory leading Croton to be regarded as an American watch brand. They relocated to New York City in 1928 and finally settled in the Hudson Valley town of Croton, New York in 1963. The roots of the Croton Watch Company can be traced to the city of Crotone in southern Italy. This model utilizes a Valjoux 92 movement. The Aviator Sea Diver covers all of these classic sport watch queues from this golden era of classic sports watch design.Revolutionary for its day, the Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver includes: a chronograph, a tachymeter scale, a rotating bezel for diving, a second time zone on the bezel and a sailing regatta countdown.
The classic large stainless steel 38mm stainless steel case with long and angled lugs and is outfitted with an aluminum minute/hour bi-directional bezel that is not only unique but useful. 248 chronograph movement which is paired with a simple and no-nonsense dial that is beautifully executed and in flawless condition. LeMarc Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver or CASD rarely surface making this example sought after and hard to find within the realm of CASD's this specific ref. Nevada encompassed another modern wristwatch innovations as well, creating waterproof and “rustless” watches that would stand up to the rigors of the outdoor adventures they were creating a watch for. The 1960s and 1970s were what we now know as the golden era of sports watch design where the form of a watch needed to meet its intended function to support the adventures that the watch was created for. Nivada Grenchen or Croton in the States was founded in Grenchen, Switzerland in the 1920s by Jacob Schneider, Nivada Grenchen was actually one of the first watch brands to manufacture automatic watches. Within the expansive world of vintage timepieces, there is no uncertainty that vintage tool watches hold a particular position within the minds of numerous collectors. The Chronomaster range of watches from Nivada Grenchen and Croton were produced in a time when adventures and exploration were at the forefront of what was happening in the world and within the pop culture of the 1960s. LeMarc was a retailer who sold the Nivada Grenchen and Croton Chronomaster under their own brand in the mid-20th century.
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