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Nivada GrenchenSUPER ANTARCTIC YELLOW - 38mm32024A17
Nivada Grenchen SUPER ANTARCTIC YELLOW - 38mm
RolexAir‑King126900
Rolex Air-King
BreitlingSuper Chronomat Automatic 38A173561A1B1
Breitling Super Chronomat Automatic 38

General

Collection
Not known
Air-King
Not known
Status (differs)
In production
In production
Limited edition
Introduced (differs)
Not known
2022
2024
Retail price
€985
€8,000
US$12,300

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Not known
Diameter (differs)
38 mm
40 mm
38 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
Not known
11.88 mm
Lug width (differs)
20 mm
21 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Bezel
Not known
Smooth
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Solid
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire, Anti-reflective on both sides
Cyclops
Not known
No
Not known
Crown (differs)
Not known
Screw-down
Push-pull
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
Not known
In-house
Not known
Power reserve (differs)
42 h
70 h
38 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
25
31
25
Certification
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
Functions (differs)
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Dial aperture
Complications (differs)
Not known
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Date

Dial

Colour (differs)
Black
Black
Black mother-of-pearl
Material (differs)
Not known
Brass
Mother of pearl
Pattern
Matte
Not known
Not known
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Arabic numerals
Not known
Hands
Not known
Baton
Not known
Lume
Not known
Chromalight
Not known

Bracelet

Type
Not known
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Not known
Oyster
Polished/brushed stainless steel Rouleaux bracelet
Material (differs)
Not known
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Clasp
Not known
Folding clasp
Not known