With sharp faceted lugs and an attractive color way, this is a chronograph worthy of accompanying you to the farthest reaches of the world. The example that we offer here is a later version from the 1970s, notable for its stick hands (rather than the broad arrow hands found on earlier examples). However, due to the increasing popularity of SCUBA diving as a recreational sport, Croton Nivada Grenchen incorporated a rotating diving bezel. Released in 1963, the Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver (or, in its earliest iteration, the Chrono graph Aviator Sea Diver) had much in common with other sporty chronographs like the Omega Speedmaster or the Heuer Carrera. In a period marked by exploration, watch brands released scores of watches to meet explorers’ every need. This watch, the Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver, is one of them. Throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, the brand launched a succession of sports watches that are desirable even now. The brand prided itself on the rugged durability of its products, and Operation Deep Freeze only proved them right. This hardy nature was certainly not limited to the watches Admiral Byrd and his crewmen wore. Through all these tests, kept perfect time.” They were dropped and knocked against ice. In a letter to Croton, Admiral Byrd had this to say of the watches: “They were subjected to prolonged immersion, extreme altitude and high-magnetism. Throughout their travails, their watches-made by Croton Nivada Grenchen-kept ticking. The seven crew members sheltered overnight from the punishing Antarctic cold, and-on sleds and skis-made their way for Okuma Bay, where the U.S.S. One of the planes, a VX-6 UC-1 Otter, crash-landed on a plateau over 2700 feet above land. Flights from this airstrip allowed the crew to survey over 800,000 of the continent that, for many years, had been little more than a blank spot on the map.ĭespite these advances, the expedition was not without its hardships.
Soon, the crew set up a base, and even a landing strip. Byrd and his flotilla of six ships-crewed by 1800 men-broke their way through the dense pack ice of the Ross Sea with the intention of establishing permanent research stations on the continent. As the least explored area on the planet, the continent proved ripe for scientific study. Navy expedition led by Admiral Richard Byrd ventured to the Antarctic. This chronograph is going hotter and hotter, especially.
Indeed, it is the only watch to be, at the same time, a chronograph, a diver, a GMT, a pilot’s watch and a regatta watch. Some speak of it as the quintessence of the 60’s Swiss chronograph. Byrd reported that despite intense cold, harsh impacts, high magnetism and altitude the watches performed perfectly.In 1955, a U.S. 1960s Croton Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver CASD. It's a fantastic example of this reference, perhaps one of the best you will see in a very long time. Back up for sale (after a lot of running hot and cold on whether to sell or not) is my vintage Croton Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver. Renowned explorer Admiral Richard Byrd wore a Croton during Operation Deep Freeze, a 1955 expedition to the Antarctic. Croton Chronomaster (circa 1963) Valjoux 92.
Many watch companies quickly rose to meet that challenge, including Croton. STYLE / REFERENCE: Chronograph Aviator Sea Diver METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR. The mid 1900’s were a time rich with exploration and adventurers had very specific requirements for their watches. For Sale on 1stDibs - FACTORY / HOUSE: Croton Watch co.
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. 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.
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