With a fantastic dial this men’s vintage Zenith looks like it is worth a lot more than the price.

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

Zenith started using the serial number style in 1963, and switch to a different crown style in 1965, so this gives us a very narrow dating window.

CONDITION

To many people Zenith watches are undervalued.  Their vintage pieces, apart from the El Primero, are generally overlooked by many collectors but the trade has a lot of respect for the brand.  The Zenith watches are generally 2/3rds of the price of say a comparable Omega, but they are not two thirds of the watch.  This one has the in house calibre 2542 movement, which is very nicely finished.  This manually wound, 17 jewel movement is clean and working very nicely.  But is is the dial you will appreciate just as much, if not more.  The colur range varies from near black, through browns and onto near gold – often with different parts of the dial showing different colours at the same time depending on the light.  The gold plated case compliments this nicely, and shows minimal wear.  The signed crown has lost its plating, which is far from unusual when this part is used daily.  The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.

This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.

Please see the HD video for more detail.  All photos and videos are part of the description and are of the actual watch unless mentioned.  We do not photoshop any pictures, and the images are copyright of birthyearwatches.com and should not be used without permission.

​SIZE

Width with crown  38.0 mm

Width without crown  35.8 mm

Between lugs  18 mm

Lug to lug length  42.2 mm

Case Thickness  9.4 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.

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