a new vintage elprimero comes to my collection, the rare a788

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georgeszaslavsky

·May 4, 2022

Good Afternoon


It is not everyday that you see a vintage zenith el primero in great shape. The A788 is a rare item considering that only1400 examples were built and not that many are in very good condition. I bought one which has its original crown and has its original box and it was in outstanding condition. Pics of the seller, I will post mine when it arrives











have a nice day

Best regards and stay safe

Georges

 

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Watch my Whisky

·May 4, 2022

Colour me jealous.

Enjoy it!

 

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Clelow

·May 4, 2022

A real beauty! Thanks for sharing.

 

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CaptainWinsor

·May 4, 2022

Congratulations

 

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DeathandTaxes

·May 4, 2022

Fantastic watch! Congratulations!

 

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Gopher

·May 7, 2022

Nice find. Enjoy!

 

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pdxleaf

·May 7, 2022·So on and so on and scoobie doobie doo

How'd you discover this? Were you searching for this reference? Did you happen upon it?

 

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Ron_W

·May 8, 2022

Great catch and wear it in good health !

 

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amcclell

·May 8, 2022

Congratulations - the blue dial is classic Zenith.

 

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sirtaifun

·May 9, 2022

Congrats to this totally cool find!!!

Aaaand

Dibs!
Hahaha the first one

 

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georgeszaslavsky

·May 9, 2022

pdxleaf

How'd you discover this? Were you searching for this reference? Did you happen upon it?

I saw it before at the same chrono 24 dealer but when it was cheaper and missed it due to other priorities. The A384, A385 and 386 being unaffordable for me so I switched to this model without any regrets. I also read watchuseek member semper vivens well referenced post on vintage vintage stainless steel el primero to buy one.I have other vintage el primero models on my list.

 

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pdxleaf

·May 9, 2022·So on and so on and scoobie doobie doo

Cool. You're the poster child for being patient and research. 👍

It's a new reference to me. Quite thin and it looks comfortable. The dial reminds me of Movado Datachron.

Thanks for sharing.

 

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georgeszaslavsky

·May 14, 2022

Good Afternoon

The bracelet is an Expandro made in West Germany because marked W Germany and this brand has made steel bracelets for some major brands. The bracelet is too loose, I will have it shortened. Otherwise exceptional condition of this A788.

Have a nice week end

Best regards and stay safe

Georges

 

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Pascal S

·May 15, 2022

Lovely chronograph, and in great shape by the look of it. That's undoubtedly a great find. Congrats!

Regarding Expandro, I once had an early 80s Breitling bracelet made by them and it was of a decent quality for the time...

 

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georgeszaslavsky

·May 15, 2022

Pascal S

Lovely chronograph, and in great shape by the look of it. That's undoubtedly a great find. Congrats!

Regarding Expandro, I once had an early 80s Breitling bracelet made by them and it was of a decent quality for the time...

Hi Pascal
I hope that you are doing fine. The german seller who sold me the watch told me that it was sold on the german market soI am not astonished that it came on iteven though avery rarely encountered bracelet. You usually found a Gay Freres bracelet on these models.
Best regards
Georges

 

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redhed18

·May 15, 2022

Nice piece!
It's like you hopped in the time machine, and nipped down to the dealer.

 

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Bourne1984

·Jul 31, 2022

georgeszaslavsky

Good Afternoon


It is not everyday that you see a vintage zenith el primero in great shape. The A788 is a rare item considering that only1400 examples were built and not that many are in very good condition. I bought one which has its original crown and has its original box and it was in outstanding condition. Pics of the seller, I will post mine when it arrives











have a nice day

Best regards and stay safe

Georges

That is special. Hope you are still in love

 

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georgeszaslavsky

·Jul 31, 2022

Bourne1984

That is special. Hope you are still in love

Yes, I am. I always love my vintage Zeniths

 

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Bourne1984

·Jul 31, 2022

georgeszaslavsky

Yes, I am. I always love my vintage Zeniths

There is something about a vintage Zenith. I love my remaining one and it’s up there as a collection favourite