A good 9k gold watch from Zenith which was a long service award – something that was getting rarer in the 1970’s. Model reference 1886/2.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
From the London hallmark on the inside of the case back we can accurately date this watch to being assayed in 1976.
CONDITION
The condition of this watch is very good, and with presentation watches they tend to be either worn daily or saved for best – this one would fall into the latter category. Maybe that is because it was gifted from the home builders Wimpey, and the fear of damaging the watch on a building site was too great? We will never know. Bot by 1976 fewer and fewer people were getting gold watches for long service, as the price of gold was soaring. The case is made by David Shackman & Sons (DS&S), who were fine jewellers and made cases for Rolex, Omega and others including Zenith in the UK. By having the watches cased in the UK Zenith avoided the very high import duty on complete gold watches, and many companies took advantage of this rule. The movement is Zenith’s manual wind calibere 2552, a 17 jewel manual wind movement which is all working well. The dial is original and the crown is signed too. The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred, and it is fitted with a Zenith gold plated buckle.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
This watch has been checked against the Watch Register and has not been reported as lost, stolen or implicated in fraud, and a copy of that certificate will also be included.
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SIZE
Width with crown 34.8 mm
Width without crown 33.0 mm
Between lugs 18 mm
Lug to lug length 39.6 mm
Case Thickness 8.8 mm
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.