Hey, Folks— I have a guy offering me ZF end links for my A277 for about $1000.

First question: will any original GF ladder bracelet link up to these, or are the bracelets specific to certain end links?

Second question: is this a decent deal? Seems steep but I k ow these are hard to find.

thx!

 

First question: Endlinks do vary per model. For example, the a386 vintage, a384, a385, a277, a386 revival, among others all have ladder bracelets. The a384 and a385 have a flat endlink whereas the a386's endlink is curved. Also the a386 has 19mm lug whereas the a277 has 22mm lugs. So be careful, they are not interchangeable.

Second Question: My opinion is that $1,000 is pricy for what it is. I realize that this may be "market" at the moment given their rarity, as you've cited, but consider this: I was in the market for a GF bracelet for my vintage a386, which go for $1,500 and up... the endlinks are similarly expensive. But in my search, I discovered that Zenith actually manufactures the ladder bracelet for the VINTAGE a386s as well as for the modern revival 386s. It is the exact same bracelet as the old GF ones. It cost me $300 brand new directly from Zenith. And by the way, had I only wanted to buy the end links it would have cost me $40.

So... I would at least inquire with Zenith to see if they have any or could make any for the a277s. That said, the ladder bracelets look killer... especially on the a277s, which are some of the best looking chronos ever made IMO.

 

I don't personally know whether these do indeed fit, but theres also this listing...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenith-Mov...843749?hash=item46ba273a65:g:-sEAAOSwOR1edigJPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

https://www.chrono24.com/zenith/lin...-22mm-per-cronografo-ref-a277--id10857310.htm

 

ZF are the correct end links for A277, it can fit also the MB, MB are for Movado Sub Sea wich is the same watch branded Movado.
1000$ looks too espansive to me.
Another problem is the bracelet, you need a GF 20mm, very difficoult to find (and much more espansive)

 

Thanks all. Some great ideas here. One thing I’m still not clear on: can I mate ZF or MB links to any zenith ladder bracelet? Or is the ladder bracelet specific to the end links?

 

You can put the end links to all the gf bracelets, but end links are 22mm, a 18mm bracelet with 22mm endlinks is terrible. You have to look for a 20mm bracelet, better if with diver extention

 

dm me if you want endlinks for the 277 I have them in both movado and zenith