My First Zenith - "Collector Grade" A386

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Certainly a top example of this classic. BIG congrats to you! 👍
 
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Beautiful and congrats — and shout out to @marturx for being such a good pal.

This forum beautifully reminds me of the networks of traders in the middle ages, who enabled international trade with the invention of the “letter of credit”, they relied on pure trust and one another’s good name to make local payments in local currencies and debts recorded on paper could be transferred. Powerful port cities emerged, new continents explored, paving the way for an explosion of private commissions of arts called the Renaissance.

Sorry for thread hijack, a beautiful chrono indeed.

Did you get your that from ‘connections’? Just watched that episode with my son
 
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Did you get your that from ‘connections’? Just watched that episode with my son
No, I made my own blend of various ingredients: classes on the history of law and business, travels and books including a great one called “The Renaissance” by a leading historian named Paul Johnson . I don’t know what “connections” is. Call me old fashioned.
 
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I just saw your pic on IG also. This is a stunning Piece, huge congrats and wear in good health 👍
 
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Wow @ChicagoFrog , this is a once in a lifetime catch...time machine quality watch!😲 Congratulations on a mic drop pick up!!!😎
 
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Well done, examples in this condition are so tightly held onto! Congratulations!
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No, I made my own blend of various ingredients: classes on the history of law and business, travels and books including a great one called “The Renaissance” by a leading historian named Paul Johnson . I don’t know what “connections” is. Call me old fashioned.

It was a British TV show in the 1970s. Hosted by James Burke. Find the episode about GPS and the Romans
 
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It was a British TV show in the 1970s. Hosted by James Burke. Find the episode about GPS and the Romans
I’m French, no idea where to find such a thing. On Netflix?
 
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Again huge congrats on your „grail“ that reminds me of my MK1 I did buy some time ago with the same feeling (that is still 100% alive) 🥰
Best Hajo

 
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Thanks for the kind wishes, everyone! It hasn't left the wrist all weekend and feel truly lucky to have landed it. There are only a few others in the vintage Zenith lineup that call to me and this is head and shoulders above the rest, so relieved to finally "check the box!"
 
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Congrats, stunning piece and condition. The bar has now been set...(high)
 
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Congrats Rob. Looks stunning. A very nice early Xmas present 👍
 
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"Impeccable" would be an understatement.

This, along with a UG Space Compax (and a Lemania AMI and ...and...😀) are the grails that still elude me...

May you wear it in good health.

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