How's this Sub-sea case and dial look to the experts? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenith-Sub-...S-/261448464933?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Are beater watches with appropriate hands and movement reasonably 'findable' for good prices?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-zen...es_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item461db691abPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Hey you think of this model? Thanks, JB
The thing I would question about that watch is the jewel count. We have seen a lot of the 17 jewel 3019s with a 31 jewel oscillating weight added to them. The bridge on a 31 jewel movement should look like this:
The steel version (ref. 01.0210.415) introduces this new, discrete case-style. It is a classic “C” shaped case. Circular brushed finish on the bezel, with a polished ring around the crystal. Fitting grey dial lends the watch a unified colour. The applied silver hour markers have a black inlay, which however often looses its colour. The same watch in goldplated (20.0210.415) with a fitting gold colour dial : the only goldplated vintage Zenith El Primero. Same circular brushed finish on the bezel, with a polished ring around the crystal. Fitting gold dial. Applied golden hour markers with black inlay : here the black inlay does not seem to loose its colour. The C in goldplated received a different reference for the watches destined for the US market : ref. 20.0220.416. However the only difference in the actual watches may be that the Zenith El Primero’s for the US market were usually made with 17 (instead of 31) jewels. These models have a standard mineral crystal. They came standard on a leather strap (lugsize 19 mm). However as the old catalogs mention, it was a general rule for Zenith watches that one could get them with an original bracelet for an extra charge.
Striking 10th in straight auction from very low feedback seller - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenith-El-Primero-Striking-10th-Limited-Edition-/321378444974Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
What do you suppose happens to the strap or bracelet of a watch that is a less than two years old and "hardly worn"?
Has this Espada linked below been discussed previously? Does it look a sound watch or not? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181349020459?_trksid=p2055120.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:ITPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
This is a decent second-series Espada, ca. 1974, a ref. 01.0040.418 (not a first-series A7817; those had the older style 5-pointed star on the dial and a 4-pointed star on the case back). Production numbers are reported to be 300 for the first series and 500 for the second series. The only issue I see with this one is the discoloration of the blue tachymeter bezel. This change from blue to gold is very common... very difficult to find an unaffected one. I agree the price is high... maybe $10k for an NOS first series with box and papers, if such a thing exists. This is, I think, more like a $6-7k watch... not a bad price for a true technical pinnacle of mechanical watchmaking.
Rather a nice cal 146 two-subdialer in straight auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/18k-Zenith-...P-/181388943670?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network