A Chronograph with 5 Interchangeable Bezels: Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Racing

Some watches give you a choice of dial colour. The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Racing goes further. It gives you the watch, then gives you five different ways to frame it.

That is the idea at the centre of the Chronoking Racing collection: a compact, 1970s-inspired chronograph with five interchangeable tachymeter bezels included in the box. Blue, orange, red, black and green bezels can be swapped by hand, without tools, allowing the watch to shift character in seconds.

It is a simple idea, but a good one.

Chronographs have always had a close link with motorsport, colour and timing. The bezel is a big part of that visual language. Nivada has not just added colour for the sake of it. It has made the bezel part of the experience of owning the watch.

A Chronograph with More Than One Mood

The Chronoking Racing collection takes its cues from the golden age of 1960s and 1970s racing chronographs. That comes through in the compact case, the tachymeter bezel, the bright dial accents and the general sense that the watch should have some energy to it.

This is not a quiet dress chronograph. It is a watch built around timing, colour and visual movement.

The five interchangeable bezels are what make the collection feel different. A blue bezel can lean into the colour of the dial. Orange brings out more of the racing-watch character. Red gives the watch a stronger period feel. Black keeps things more controlled. Green changes the whole mood again.

That level of choice is usually something you get by buying a second watch or changing the strap. Here, the bezel does the work.

Are interchangeable bezels a gimmick?

An interchangeable bezel could easily feel like one. On the Chronoking Racing, it makes sense because the bezel is already part of the chronograph’s purpose and personality.

A tachymeter bezel has a practical connection to speed and elapsed time, but it also gives a racing chronograph much of its identity. It is the visual frame around the dial. It changes the balance of the watch on the wrist.

That is why the Chronoking Racing system works.

You are not changing a small hidden detail. You are changing one of the first things people notice about the watch.

For someone who likes the idea of a bold chronograph but does not want to be locked into one colour combination, that is a strong reason to look closer. The watch can feel different from one day to the next without losing its core design.

Compact Racing Proportions

The Chronoking Racing keeps the size sensible.

At 38mm, it sits in the territory many vintage-inspired chronographs should occupy: present enough to show the dial, sub-dials and tachymeter scale clearly, but not so large that it loses the compact feel associated with older racing watches.

The stainless steel case combines polished and brushed surfaces, with a double-domed sapphire crystal over the dial. That crystal choice matters because it keeps the vintage feel without giving up modern scratch resistance.

The result is a chronograph that has the look of an older racing watch, but with materials and sizing that make sense for regular wear now.

TMI VK63 Meca-Quartz Movement

Inside the Chronoking Racing is the TMI VK63 meca-quartz movement.

That is a sensible choice for a watch like this. Meca-quartz gives you the accuracy and convenience of quartz timekeeping, while the chronograph side has a more mechanical feel than a standard quartz chronograph. You get the quick reset and tactile response that suit the personality of the watch, without moving the price into full mechanical chronograph territory.

It also keeps the Chronoking Racing easy to live with. This is a watch built around wearing, changing and enjoying, not one that asks for too much ceremony.

The Colour Is the Point

Nivada Grenchen has built much of its modern appeal around bringing back vintage design codes without making them feel too fragile or distant. The Chronoking Racing sits firmly in that world, but with more colour and more flexibility than many heritage-led chronographs.

The current collection includes a range of dial options, from darker and more classic references to brighter racing colours and the new Blue Lagoon. Each version has its own character, but the interchangeable bezels mean the collection is not defined by the dial alone.

That is what makes it interesting. The watch does not have one fixed look. It has a base identity, then five different ways to adjust it. The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Racing is a chronograph with a clear reason to exist.

It takes the spirit of 1970s racing watches, keeps the case compact, adds a practical meca-quartz chronograph movement and then makes the bezel part of the ownership experience.

The five interchangeable tachymeter bezels are not just an extra in the box. They are the point of the collection. They make the watch more flexible, more personal and more fun without taking away from the underlying chronograph design.

For anyone who likes vintage-inspired chronographs but wants something with more colour and more room to play, the Chronoking Racing is worth a closer look.

Explore the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Racing collection at WatchNation.