The company remained under the control of the Schneider family until its 50th anniversary in 1976. The brand was founded in Grenchen (Granges), Switzerland in 1926 by Otto Wüllimann, Hermann Schindler and Jack Schneider. Indeed, if the brand has been rather successful during the 1960s, it has always been sort of a niche watchmaker for professional applications.

Nivada is typically the kind of brand that will talk mostly to seasoned collectors and vintage watch lovers. Well, we have one for you here, in the name of the Nivada Grenchen Depthmaster, here presented with a rather striking green dial. What if you’re looking for a solid, deep diver’s watch with an original look, reliable mechanics, faithfulness, a name that resonates in the heart of collectors and, to make it even better, a fair price. And then comes the style, with many of these watches built around the same overall design. To put it simply, finding one that you’ll like is an endless quest, with so many good options available (and also very bad ones…) But accessibility often means that some concessions on quality, mechanics or specifications will be made.

Accessible dive watches are a dime a dozen.

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