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Sam909
·I Saw this watch and interested to know if original or no, I saw similar styles but the dial not sure though , what do you think
ZENITH Calatrava Cal 106, Do you think it is original or not?
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Sam909
·How you normally identify Zenith watches and there is a catalogue I can refer to know how earlier models looks, thanks
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Sam909
·I also can see many brands share the same decision, like copyrights was not a thing at that time, not sure
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bubba48
·For sure it isn't a Calatrava
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaS Sam909I also can see many brands share the same decision, like copyrights was not a thing at that time, not sure
As an example, a dial manufacturer may have a number of standard styles that were in a catalog. Zenith (or Omega or Rolex et al) representatives would select a dial, maybe adjust the style to their taste and order a run of qty X for their production runs for a particular model.
Later "in-house" started to become a thing as the major players swept up the little manufacturing companies under their umbrellas.
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Sam909
·Many of the watch brands at the time sourced their cases/dial/hands from independent specialists.
As an example, a dial manufacturer may have a number of standard styles that were in a catalog. Zenith (or Omega or Rolex et al) representatives would select a dial, maybe adjust the style to their taste and order a run of qty X for their production runs for a particular model.
Later "in-house" started to become a thing as the major players swept up the little manufacturing companies under their umbrellas.
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CaptainWinsor
·Possibly a Zenith from Besançon
