Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Mens Watch Blue

Ref. 68048A77

The F77 first appeared in 1977, one of a generation of angular, integrated-bracelet sports watches built around geometric geometry and a strong relationship between case and bracelet. The MK2 is not simply a reissue — compared to the MK1 it has more curved lugs that improve wrist contact, drilled lugs for easier strap changes, and a slimmed profile at 12.2mm that helps an integrated bracelet watch of this kind sit closer and flatter than its predecessor managed. This 38mm reference takes that revised platform and fits it with a dial cut from genuine lapis lazuli, which puts it apart from the tressed blue and white dials found elsewhere in the MK2 line. Lapis lazuli is quarried rather than manufactured, and the golden pyrite inclusions that form within it distribute differently in every piece of stone. The practical consequence is that no two dials share quite the same character — one will show a concentration of gold near the twelve, another scattered finely across the surface — and that variation is not a defect but the point of using the material at all. The Soprod P024 inside runs without a date function, which leaves the dial symmetrical and lets the stone read without interruption.

Reference

68048A77

Brand

Nivada Grenchen

Case size

38mm

Case thickness

12.2mm

Lug width

22mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Octagonal

Dial

Blue

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

Soprod P024

Functions

Date

Water resistance

100m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Deployant clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths