With the new Aquamar watch, Nivada Grenchen has done something that is almost sacrilegious in the horological world – it has changed the lume. Not with a new color or a marketing adjective, but with a mechanism that lets you choose: do you want retro today? Or do you prefer modern light? A watch that understands that you are a different person every day.
If there's a urological equivalent of a smoky jazz club from 1968, it's the new Aquamar Valley. Not for decadence, but for spirit – this little Swiss diver (skin-diver, if we're being technical) grabs your wrist and whispers: “Choose your light.” And you can, with the twist of the crown.
It's not new in name – but completely new in heart.
Rotating light: Lume as an interior mood
Lume is the light that remains when all else disappears. And Nivada now says: why have one? Why not two?
The mechanism that previously moved the date now moves the character. Under the dial, there are no more dry numbers, but a disc with two types of Super-LumiNova – glowing white and gently patinated. In the grey model, even orange comes into play, as if the sun had set in the heart of the watch.
With each turn of the crown, the light changes – from a classic diver's watch, you're suddenly in the 70s, and then in Scandinavian minimalism.
Dimensions of nostalgia: this is also Nivada Aquamar
38 millimeters. Classic. No need to explain. 12.9 mm thick, just right to be felt but not weighed down.
Case? Steel, brushed, simple – almost shy. Bezel? Ceramic, bidirectional. Crystal? Double-domed sapphire with AR coating, perfect for watching over time.
On the back – a penguin. Gold-colored, engraved. A cool detail for a watch named after the sea, but with snow at its heart.
A watch for those who have more than one self
Three dial colors – blue, black, gray. Three approaches to light. And more than ten strap options, because they realize that people are not the same every day. Rubber tropic for days on the water. Steel beads-of-rice for those times when you go to a meeting with an ironic smile. Leather? Of course. Black. And brown. And racing-style for the souls who once drove an Alfa Romeo Spider with a torn canvas.
Mechanics that don't need exotic names
Inside: Soprod P024. A worker, not a diva. 38 hours of reserve. 4 hertz rhythm. No secrets – just precision and reliability.
A price that doesn't look down on you
$1,050. Or ~815 EUR. Or 890 CHF if you're old-fashioned.
It's not limited edition. There's no waiting list. Just a click away from your wrist. And that, in 2025, is no longer a given.
Conclusion: A watch that lets you be more
In an era where everyone is looking for more features, more complexity, more material – it is Aquamar elegant reminder, that more can also mean more possibilities for less. One hour. Two characters of light. And you – in between.
It may not be a watch for those who want to be the envy of the world. But it is certainly a watch for those who understand that true light comes from within. Sometimes patinated. Sometimes white. Always yours.
