The Zodiac Olympos was an unusual asymmetric design that worked so well it has a modern reissue.  Model reference 723-928.

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

Looking at Zodiac’s own website, they show the Olympos was first launched in 1970 with a floating hour hand.  As this watch has a more traditional hour hand we suspect it is slightly later.  Zodiac have recently reintroduced the Olympos model to their current range, so if you want a new watch then you can buy them for $895 on their website.

CONDITION

This watch is eye catching, due to the unique case design.  However this particular case does have an issue that looks worse in the photos than it does in real life – the plating has been rubbed away on the bottom right lug completely.  There is no cost effective way to restore this, so we just have to accept it for what it is and if you want a better example at a higher price then your search must continue.  However, with that single issue aside this is a nice watch.  This watch has Zodiac’s automatic calibre 70-72 movement, which they developed alongside Girard-Perregaux, Doxa, Eberhard and Favre-Leuba.  It has a semi quick set calendar at three and can be manually wound as well as automatically.  The dial is good, and this version has the traditional three hands rather than the mystery hour hand the Olympos was first launched with.  The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.

This watch will be supplied with the original inner and outer presentation boxes, and our Certificate of Authenticity.

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​SIZE

Width with crown  35.8 mm

Width without crown  35.8 mm

Between lugs  18 mm

Lug to lug length  41.3 mm

Case Thickness  10.2 mm

All sizes are approximate.

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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