Wish this was available for the masses, or at least outside Japan. I have fond memories of watching this anime as a kid. What a cool piece I'll most likely never own.
Very cool. Have you seen the Seiko 5 jojo editions? It seems like Japanese do get a lot of special editions, as well the speedmaster ‘midnight express’
i am not familiar with the anime and really don't like Zenith current strategy of re-issuing copies of their vintage pieces. . but i have to admit this i a seriously great looking watch
I really like brands making vintage watches. They make available some of the best grails, for a lot of new collectors ... and if they work in the past, why not now? Zenith A386 revival or A384 are great re-editions. And I am just crazy about the new BREITLING Avi 765. 70s were very prolific with excellent and even risky designs, not the same in the next three decades.
Question is: are they diverting creative investment to effortless re-hashing, rather that creating. If they are doing both without detracting from the latter, fine; but, doesn’t seem that way at times.
of course!! Bringing back vintage designs must be part of the business and R&D efforts ... Regarding the Zenith case, there are a lot of vintage designs, that they didn’t yet ... when you think of it, and see some of the new designs (open dials, defy cases, Hublot style), I pray for they bring more designs back
Loved the anime series and this is a cracker of a watch. Why is it that Japan always gets the nice special issues? I love the Speedy Pro Racing but it was never available outside of Japan and the current prices are just way to expensive.
I realize this is an old thread, but I'm trying to find one of these for my wife's 60th--she is fan of the original manga/anime as a kid. Why does the pic of the 1st edition watch on a person's wrist in the OP pics above show very different hands? I can't find an official Zenith pic, and see both types of hands on pre-owned when I searched. Thanks, Jim