Can anybody help me with this watch's "name"?

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pnwyankee

·Jul 8, 2019

I know name is kind of an awkward term here, didn't want my title to get too long.
Guess I am asking how one would identify this watch if he wanted to start searching for one to purchase?
Found this while looking at an older thread right here on the Zenith Board, the thread is old enough that I decided it didn't make sense to reply on the thread
I just think this is a drop dead gorgeous version of an already attractive watch.
Thanks

 

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STANDY

·Jul 8, 2019·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

The real beauty of these is the bumpers inside.

You missed the movement shot

 

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Rochete

·Jul 8, 2019

There is no name. Search "Zenith bumper" or "Zenith 133.8"...

 

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Fritz

·Jul 8, 2019

Stunning fits.

Or gorgeous

Or we can just call it Jeff.

Most makers seem to have plain models, no names just a watch, like it or lump it.

I’ve noticed that they’re often the classiest of their products.

 

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bubba48

·Jul 8, 2019

In Italy it is named "stellina" (starlet) bumper or automatic

 

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pnwyankee

·Jul 8, 2019

Stellina, perfect!

 

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Rochete

·Jul 8, 2019

"Stellina" is a pretty name but a search under that term will produce only watches located in Italy.

 

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pnwyankee

·Jul 8, 2019

Rochete

"Stellina" is a pretty name but a search under that term will produce only watches located in Italy.

Excellent point!

 

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bubba48

·Jul 9, 2019

Rochete

"Stellina" is a pretty name but a search under that term will produce only watches located in Italy.

Of course 😉

 

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Rochete

·Jul 9, 2019

bubba48

Of course 😉

That's a lot, I should say. For my experience there are more Zenith "stellina" in Italy than anywhere else. Zenith must've been a very popular brand in Italy during the 50s and 60s.

Regarding the OP watch, on second look I think it's pretty obvious it is a redial. Not only the dial is too white and "FAB SUISSE" text looks off but "FAB SUISSE" and "SWISS MADE" coexistence on the same dial is a clear give-away. Then again, I might be wrong...

Not that a redial is always a negative but one must know for assessing the watch.

Edited: Jul 9, 2019

 

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pnwyankee

·Jul 9, 2019

So the watch's name is actually stellina falsa

 

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Rochete

·Jul 9, 2019

pnwyankee

So the watch's name is actually stellina falsa

Not quite hehe. Stellina é vera, it was already there from the beginning. Just the dial has been restored.

 

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Nucejoe

·Jul 11, 2019

Looks like stelina painta had a crown operation too, unsigned.
Despite which , hard to resist falling in love with this watch.

 

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michael22

·Jul 11, 2019

Is Stellina simply an unofficial reference to the star logo?

 

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Rochete

·Jul 11, 2019

michael22

Is Stellina simply an unofficial reference to the star logo?

Yep.