Quartz watches have been commonly found from the 1970's to today they are excellent timekeepers and easy to maintain, but do not contain the mechanical (winding or self-winding) movements that most of our antique watches possess. An impressive Croton in excellent condition overall! 47mm wide x 53mm lug to lug x 13mm thick (crystal included), matching SS bracelet-style Croton band with a mix of smooth polish and matte finish segments to create an interesting pattern along the length of the band, chevron-shaped safety catch on the buckle.
Furthermore, to find one in this condition? Not so easy.Croton Chronomaster quartz wrist watch with chronograph & date, mint white metal dial with concentric circle engraving, raised silver markers with luminous inserts, date aperture at 3 o'clock and 3 blue subsidiary registers bordered in silver at 12, 6 & 9 o'clock, date aperture is displaying black Arabic numbers on white background, register at 12 marks the chronograph minutes, register at 6 is the seconds register and the register at 9 marks the chronograph hours up to 12 hours, silver steel baton-style skeletonized hands with white enamel inserts and a silver chronograph sweep hand with a spade-style tip with white enamel, heavy stainless steel (SS) cushion-shaped smooth polish water-resistant case with curved extended lugs has a raised bezel finished with bright blue enamel and marked in silver with a Tachymeter scale while the interior ring under the slightly domed glass crystal has silver minute markers on a blue background, screw-down crown has a domed blue glass accent, push buttons on the frame at 2 & 4 start, stop and reset the chronograph, case is showing normal even wear overall with a few notable scratches on the bezel, measures approx. While Chronomasters are fairly common, it is much harder to find the higher quality Croton variant. With its deep black bezel in an almost unused condition, the unpolished stainless steel case along with a perfect dial, this is what the term ‘collectors grade’ means. This example is particular is in particular collectable as it is in exceptional condition. While the others used lower grade movements, the American bound watches were powered by the industry-leading column wheel Valjoux 23. Some were branded under the Nivada Grenchen name which was powered by the Valjoux 92, but the Chronomasters that went to the US were branded Croton and this variant is by far the highest quality. The Chronomaster came in several variants.
This is exactly what the current market loves and it is no wonder the Chronomaster is a perennial favourite. It has a large 38mm stainless steel case with bevelled lugs, an aluminium minute/hour bi-directional bezel and of course, large broad arrow hands.
With this example, it is all about the aesthetics- a first execution model that features a classically 60s sports chronograph styling. The Chronomaster came about during a time where adventures and exploration was a hot topic and many watch manufacturers took advantage of this, releasing multiple sports watches. Quite the mouthful, but talk about tapping into as many demographics as you can!
This is perhaps one of the most epic watch model names to have come out of the 20th century- the Croton Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver.
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