So I was looking at this:
http://www.zenith-watches.com/en_en/collections-pages/elprimero.html
(scroll down a bit and put your mouse over the second (gold) watch)
and got entranced by it.

I was wondering what other reasonably priced watches have this feature where you can see part of the movement from the front? I'm not talking about the Deville Platinum Skeletonised, etc, etc. I'm talking about a reasonably priced watch (this one's MRSP is $9.6k)

 

Some people dig those partially exposed movements, others not so much. 'Open Heart' (exposed balance wheel) are probably the most popular.

Personally, they aren't bad but I'd rather see Zenith make a 40 mm or less 2 register chrono with a big date like they used to.

 

One of the guys at work had a Rip Curl with the same exposed works, why don't you try one of them


http://www.ripcurl.com.au/shop/guys/watches/fashion/detroit-auto-midnight-midsize.html

(and I've seen similar on some other $200 Chinese watches)

 

midsize at 44mm!!!

 

Yep, when they have 50mm dinner plates, then 44 is mid-size

 

I hate the Open Heart myself. You pay a premium but basically getting the same watch with just an open dial. Will rather save up and get a skeleton watch but of course those will cost more.
Looking at where Zenith is heading, I don't think they will make anything in 40mm or less unless you are taking about ladies watches.

 

Not a fan personally - but just to clarify there are some changes made to the movement on those Zeniths.

You can't normally see the balance wheel from the dial side, even with the dial removed, so they have skeletonized the movement to a degree - it's not just a different dial slapped on a standard movement.

Cheers, Al

 

ta