Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider Salmon

There's nothing quite like the Antarctic Spider. A true conversation starter, this quirky 1970s-inspired design features a sector-style spider dial in a rich salmon tone. Eight crisp vertical baton indexes are linked by radial “legs” converging at the center hence the nickname “Spider.” Sophisticated, eccentric, and graphically hypnotic, it’s a piece that turns heads and breaks conventions.

The story

Nivada introduced the Antarctic in the mid-1950s, built on its rugged Aquamatic. The model is tied to the U.S. Navy's Operation Deep Freeze expedition of 1955–56 under Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and Nivada's American ads called it "the watch that went to the Antarctic." Today's reissue keeps the compact case and vintage dial codes and builds them to current Swiss standards.

Nivada Grenchen was founded in Grenchen, Switzerland, in 1926 and relaunched in 2018 by Guillaume Laidet and Rémi Chabrat. Every model is a reissue from the brand's own archives, not a homage.

Specifications

• Case: 38 mm, 316L stainless steel, shiny & brushed, screw-down crown
• Thickness / lug-to-lug: 11.1 mm / 45 mm
• Lug width: 20 mm
• Dial: Sunburst spider dial or salmon sunray, vertically applied baton indexes
• Crystal: Double-domed sapphire
• Caseback: Closed steel (Black: gold-plated Antarctic station medallion)
• Movement: Soprod P024 automatic, approx. 38-hour power reserve
• Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds · date (Salmon: no date)
• Water resistance: 10 ATM / 100 m
• Nivada reference: 32050A

Blackland Watch Co. is an authorized Nivada Grenchen dealer. Every watch ships new with Nivada's 24-month manufacturer's warranty.