Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/nivada-grenchen-chronosport/
The blocky case nails the funky fundamentals of the historically inspired Chronosport, but the personality and heart of this watch is truly captured in the dial. The dial of the watch that inspired the Chronosport was designed by the famous Jean Singer, and has elements, such as the blocky marks on the subdials, that fans of other famous Singer dials will instantly recognise. The Chronosport eschews the typical layout for a twin register chronograph, with the minutes and seconds subdials located at 12 and 9 positions, respectively. This lopsided design is charming and evocative, being balanced neatly by the date display at nine, framed neatly by a rotating aluminium bezel marked with elapsed minutes.
Of course, as with any great vintage-inspired watch, there’s more to nailing the brief than just dial layout and case shapes. There’s also the importance of colour palette: the subdials stand out against the black base dial in a colour reminiscent of old parchment. Of course, there’s also the single red line of text indicating the water resistance. Interestingly, Nivada Grenchen has opted not to use the ever-popular old radium-toned luminous material, instead favouring two options: clear white or a brighter vintage tone, which appears to be an almost egg-yolk yellow. The latter is an uncommon choice but one that adds just the right level of visual pep to this by-the-book recreation of a historic dial.
Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/nivada-grenchen-chronosport/