We begin the month of July with a vintage watch feature. I currently have 3 Zenith watches - 1 manual and 2 automatic. One automatic watch is the Respirator that I wrote about recently. The other is this simpler model of a more recent vintage (1970s). Incidentally, Zenith during the time of manufacture of this watch was owned by another Zenith, the American radio/electronics company, which eventually phased out the watch company's mechanical watches in favor of quartz watches. Fortunately, one employee retained the plans, tools and machines for producing what is now the most popular model of the company - the El Primero (https://bespokeunit.com/watches/zenith/#timeline).
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| The watch has a black dial, baton hands and hour markers, and a date complication |
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| Side view showing the signed crown |
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| The other side view showing the overall good condition of the case and dial |
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| Case back showing the material to be of stainless steel. There is also what appears as a serial number at the bottom. I don't know what 'surf' is supposed to mean but maybe its to describe the stainless steel? |
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| Close-up of the pristine dial |
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| The movement and the inside of the back cover - the Zenith insignia is etched on the inside of the back cover. |
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| Inside the watch is a Caliber 2572PC, which was manufactured between 1975-1978. The movement runs at 28,800 A/h with a potential power reserve of 46h. This is perhaps among the last calibers produced by the company before it discontinued producing mechanical watches for a time. |
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| The watch after I changed the leather straps. These are customized straps from my suking leather craftsman - Two One Four Straps. |
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| The obligatory wrist shot |
This is another keeper and will continue to appreciate over time especially as Zenith's brand continues to be strong and its watches' popularity grows.
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