FOR SALE IS A GNARLY PATINA PERFECT 1960s NIVADA ANTARCTIC V AUTOMATIC WITH RARE TANK CONFIGURATION
CASE: STUNNING ANTARCTIC TANK CASE IN GREAT CONDITION. THIS BEAUTY MEASURES 28.4mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL CROWN. IF YOU EVER HAVE OWNED A TANK/TONNEAU SHAPED WATCH, YOU'LL KNOW THAT THESE WEAR MORE LIKE A 34-35mm WATCH BECAUSE OF THE RECTANGULAR NATURE AND THOSE WIDER 20mm LUGS. I LOVE THE SCREWS ON THE CASEBACK WHICH GIVE THE SENSE OF SOLID CONSTRUCTION BUILT FOR THE ANTARCTIC
DIAL: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HOW THIS THING HAS AGED WITH TONING THROUGHOUT WHICH ALMOST HAS THE ESSENCE OF AN OLD PIECE OF PARCHMENT. THE DIAMOND SHAPED INLAYS ON THE DIAL GIVE THIS A TON OF VISUAL IMPACT AND DEPTH. ALL TIED TOGETHER BY A PAIR OF SHARP DAUPHINE HANDS.
MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A 17 JEWEL ETA BASED AUTOMATIC. THESE WERE EXTREMELY ROBUST MOVEMENTS FOR THE TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS ONE, BUT IT'S RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING GOOD TIME WITH STRONG AMPLITUDE ON THE TIMEGRAPHER
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A MINIMALIST DARK BROWN LEATHER STRAP WHICH LETS THE WATCH DO ALL THE TALKING. THESE NIVADA ANTARCTICS OF THE 60s WERE ON-PAR WITH THE OMEGA SEAMASTERS AND THE ROLEXS OF THE ERA. STURDY PIECES MADE FOR ADVENTURE. FINDING THIS PARTICULAR MODEL WITH THE TANK CASE IS A REAL TREAT. THIS IS A GREAT EVERY DAY WATCH WHICH CAN EASILY DRESS UP OR DRESS DOWN FOR ANY SITUATION.
