Nivada Grenchen Celebrates 100 Years With Seven Spectacular Stone Dial F77s

Despite a period of inactivity and, of course, completely different ownership, Nivada Grenchen is celebrating 100 years in 2026. Think about that. They were founded in 1926. An impressive feat. Especially since you could argue that it is one of the most successful relaunches of a dormant brand of all time. Guillaume Laidet helmed the restart of the company in 2020 and they have since put on a masterclass of reimagining their classic watches by diving deep into their catalogue. Now, to celebrate the centenary, they are releasing seven versions of their compact 1970s-inspired integrated-bracelet sports watch, the F77 with incredible stone dials. And you might have noticed that stone dials are quite on trend over the past year or two. Which means they are quite boring. Well, not with Nivada, as they really do know how to pick interesting stones.

The case is unchanged: 316L stainless steel, 38mm wide, 12.1mm thick, with a lug-to-lug of 46.2mm and 100 meters of water resistance. A broad tonneau body running straight into the bracelet, circular bezel with its exposed screw heads sitting proud on top, and enough hard angles to keep the F77 from blending into the crowd of integrated-bracelet watches that has formed since it launched. The closed back is gone, replaced by sapphire, and on the limited edition it comes individually numbered, and this will be important later.

The dials are made out of seven different stones, six of them will remain in the permanent collection. They are Labradorite, for a blue-green flash with darker earthy streaks; Jade is a bit more uniform; Azurite will is stunning with deep blue shot through with green in a way that looks like an aerial photo of a; Shungite Black has a fractured, raw texture; Smoky Quartz is a warm grey-brown; and Black Opal shines a bit of green through the black. Then there's the limited edition Ice Agate, which is pale blue and white, unlike any other stone dial you see. The rest remains the same, with applied baton markers, shield logo and simple hands.

But flip the watch over and you'll find the big change for the F77. This watch is now powered by the La Joux-Perret G101, a Swiss automatic alternative to the Sellita SW200 that's gaining popularity thanks to its 68 hour power reserve that Sellita is only now catching up to. This variant gets a gold signed rotor. The watch comes on the recognizable broad-link steel bracelet, but you can also opt for a rubber or canvas Velcro variant.

The anniversary F77 models go on sale September 24, priced at €1,870 on the bracelet and €1,660 on Velcro or rubber. See more on the Nivada Grenchen website.