Please post your vintage zenith

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My first Zenith was the A782 - currently in for service

Then picked up a Birch & Gaydon Land and water - Originally B&G was a watchmaker, silversmith and retailer but competition from elsewhere inc the US saw them focus on retailing, and they outsourced watchmaking to others, inc Zenith, who produced this lovely little Grenache, replete with a beautiful Swan Neck regularly …

Finally, picked up the little 3 hander dress watch
 
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Italian deLuca 01.0040.400
white dial first-gen dial/handset
One of the "magics" of the deLuca series, IMHO, compared to earlier EPs
are the way that the index and sub-dial surrounds catch light and sparkle

 
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Latest addition to my (small) collection of Zeniths.
50’s cal 106 manual winder.
 
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Here's my A386 - an old friend here of course, in good company with the 376.0822 Speedmaster and Lemania SAAF:


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Here's my A386 - an old friend here of course, in good company with the 376.0822 Speedmaster and Lemania SAAF:


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Dibs on the 386!

Beauty.
 
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Defy Quartz 01.0460.460. cal. 46, ETA-9361
Also came in an "Automatic" version, same case/dial, with an ETA 2892.
Late 70's
(and yes, it's preparing to switch over the date ... one might say perhaps a bit early in the evening 😀 )
 
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Is a "closet-find" like a barn-find in old cars?
Back of my closet NIB still in plastic.
Mango Rainbow flyback.
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That’s in stunning condition, congrats!
Yup, that's quite rare. Lume on the hands are rarely that intact, hence why I went for it.
 
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I think this qualifies. Chatham Instrument Co. with the Zenith 12-4-P-50-6 inside (12-4-P with sweep second and incabloc)

If you look them up, everyone associates it with Universal Geneve for some reason. Nobody ever decided to look up the movement I guess.

Not the best condition, but unique (and available if anyone is interested)

 
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I think this qualifies. Chatham Instrument Co. with the Zenith 12-4-P-50-6 inside (12-4-P with sweep second and incabloc)

If you look them up, everyone associates it with Universal Geneve for some reason. Nobody ever decided to look up the movement I guess.

Not the best condition, but unique (and available if anyone is interested)


interesting.