The Chronoking Mecaquartz ships at the beginning of February 2025
The revitalized Nivada Grenchen has made a splash with creative and startlingly accurate reissues of its famous Chronomaster, Chronoking, Depthmaster, and Antarctic collections. Now, combining their Chronoking line with an early 1960s watch called the COLORAMA VI, Nivada has brought interchangeable bezels to the brand’s iconic chronograph formula.
The new Chronoking Mecaquartz Interchangeable Bezel still features a 38mm stainless steel case with no crown guards that is water resistant to 100m. Its richly textured matte black dial is accented with fierce shades of yellow and orange on its markers and hands with a rally-style minute track oozing vintage racing charm. The new interchangeable bezel system allows for near-instant swaps between the five tachymeter and five GMT bezel variants, all of which are made secure by a unique four-ball locking system and feature unique sixties-themed colors. The Chronoking Mecaquartz is paired with a grand prix-ready black leather racing strap.
The Chronoking Mecaquartz is powered by the Time Module VK63A, a Seiko-designed and built hybrid mecaquartz caliber featuring a mechanical chronograph with running seconds, elapsed minutes up to an hour, and twenty-four hour time. The Japanese-made movement features the aforementioned chronograph complication, hacking, accuracy up to plus or minus 20 seconds a month, and a battery life of approximately 3 years.