Zenith Ultra-Thin....Got thicker.

[Dave in Wales]

I would no longer class it as a UT.

I have both watches.

Ultra-Thin from 2005.
Img_0602 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

Ultra-Thin from 2018.
PA030587 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

2005 UT....8.00mm thin.
2018 UT....9.45mm thick.
These are thicknesses, not height from table !
PA030582 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

[Allwatches]

First of all, those are very nice photos and very nice watches!

I actually like dress watches which are slightly thicker, which i know is probably blasphemous...

Though i guess the point of UT is to be thin..

[slopingroof]

Agree, shame it has grown. I have a, most probably, 90s Elite manual wind which is pleasing thin. When I was working I always wore a thin watch to fit nicely under cuffs, it is what a dress watch should be in my eyes.

I can’t see a reason for the growth on the Zenith website.

[Yorkshiremadmick]

The 2018 is like me, clinically obese. The 2005 looks lovely
and slim, in comparison.



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[bwest76]

Definetly not UT so why label it so?

[RustyBin5]

More to the point they had the tech and the existing movement to remain UT. Was it a movement change that caused the increased thickness or was the 2005 a poor seller and it’s simply a response to market demand?

[Dave in Wales]

Agree, shame it has grown. I have a, most probably, 90s Elite manual wind which is pleasing thin. When I was working I always wore a thin watch to fit nicely under cuffs, it is what a dress watch should be in my eyes.

I can’t see a reason for the growth on the Zenith website.

The movement has changed, the old one is a 680 the new one 679, no it's not a typo a 679.

The base for the 679 is the 680...go figure.
https://watchbase.com/zenith/caliber/elite-679

Movement height..
679...3.85mm
680...3.28mm

1.45mm increase in watch thickness, 0.57mm increase in movement thickness, what did they use the 0.88mm for ???????

[Normunds]

The movement has changed, the old one is a 680 the new one 679, no it's not a typo a 679.

The base for the 679 is the 680...go figure.
https://watchbase.com/zenith/caliber/elite-679

Movement height..
679...3.85mm
680...3.28mm

1.45mm increase in watch thickness, 0.57mm increase in movement thickness, what did they use the 0.88mm for ???????

Central seconds I believe. Also maybe thicker/domed crystal.

[Dave in Wales]

Central seconds I believe. Also maybe thicker/domed crystal.

That figures.

[Normunds]

That figures.

I enlarged your photo and marked crystal and bezel thickness. As you see on 2005 UT crystal ir flush with bezel, on 2018 it is domed.

[JGJG]

I love the new dial; only the diameter but me off... but I hadn’t reckoned in 18% hit on the thinness too. That’s a bit of a shame that they moved in that direction.

[Dave in Wales]

I love the new dial; only the diameter but me off... but I hadn’t reckoned in 18% hit on the thinness too. That’s a bit of a shame that they moved in that direction.

What I've only just twigged is that the my old UT also has a date function.

[Nigeyp]

i've gone back in time to 80's seiko qtz dress watches for the very reason they are ultra thin they feel lovely. I'm talking 5mm...and best part of 40 years old...life on mars.