My brace of Zeniths....

[Dave in Wales]

Zenith Class Elite.
Purchased in 2005 form WoS Cardiff, price £1995-£320 discount = £1675.

Img_0602 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

Zenith Elite Classic 39.
Purchased recently.

IMG_1570 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

[paskinner]

Very classy, but then Zenith tend to be under-estimated, I think.
Both with the classic El Primero movement. That very pretty Elite Classic with the brown dial is part of an attractive range, alongside the 38mm chronos. Such great watches.
And you can always get good prices. Zenith is, alongside Rolex, probably my favourite brand.

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[Binsull]

Love the older Zenith Dave! They go together well.

Peter - I just tried the Elite Chronograph on, gorgeous watch and very tempting as it was on sale at my local Fraser Hart.

[Owl1]

Zenith Class Elite.
Purchased in 2005 form WoS Cardiff, price £1995-£320 discount = £1675.

Img_0602 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

Zenith Elite Classic 39.
Purchased recently.

IMG_1570 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

Both very classy

[o u t a t i m e]

Love Zenith! Particularly their late 60s stuff!

Here are my A384, A386, A385 and A3817.

[shalako]

Very nice indeed, my favourite brand, here are my two;

The much loved Zenith Doublematic




....And the un-loved (but not by me) Zenith Defy Xtreme 1000m Chrono

[tekbow]

Stunning, all of them.

[bagman]

That movement picture is superb

[Strebor]

The more I experience Zenith and see all of the various models the more I love the brand. Really love my El Primero.....


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[Parabola]

Zenith make some really nice stuff and I think their movements are underrated. Years ago I knew a watch collector and watchmaker in Cheshire who'd built a collection after making money in insurance. His collection was bonkers. 10s of pre 1970s JlCs PPs and VCs but his daily wearer was a yellow gold Zenith from the early 60s because it was a fantastic watch but for whatever reason wasn't actually worth a great deal.

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[ajpac]

Love Zenith! Particularly their late 60s stuff!

Here are my A384, A386, A385 and A3817.

Cracking line up, Gromit.

[Litcan91]

Lots of love shown for Zenith, really enjoying this thread *subscribed*

[klunk]

This is a timely thread for me as I'm considering adding a 1969 El Primero tricolor to my small collection.

There doesn't appear to be many pre-owned examples about.
Would anybody know where best to look please and is the 38mm size the one to go for?
Obviously, it depends on wrist size, but the thin bezel and long lugs suggests to me that these wear very large.

Thanks

[Dave in Wales]

This is a timely thread for me as I'm considering adding a 1969 El Primero tricolor to my small collection.

There doesn't appear to be many pre-owned examples about.
Would anybody know where best to look please and is the 38mm size the one to go for?
Obviously, it depends on wrist size, but the thin bezel and long lugs suggests to me that these wear very large.

Thanks

Don't be fooled by 'wrist-shots'.
Usually they distort the image by being cropped or taken too close to show off the watch detail.

[Rich11]

Zenith Class Elite.
Purchased in 2005 form WoS Cardiff, price £1995-£320 discount = £1675.

Img_0602 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

Zenith Elite Classic 39.
Purchased recently.

IMG_1570 copy by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

Very nice pair. I particularly like the Classic 39.

[Yorkshiremadmick]

Maybe with all this love for Zeniths someone should start a thread

Show Us your Zeniths

or similar



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[ataripower]

Wow! I only have the one Zenith at the moment pictured below but after seeing some of these superb examples, I'll be taking a closer look at some of the new stuff they are releasing.

2018-02-26 08.48.59 by ataripower, on Flickr

[bambam]

Love Zenith! Some fabulous examples in this thread.

Trying to locate a picture of mine - but think its on Photobucket somewhere...

[wuyangkid]

This is a timely thread for me as I'm considering adding a 1969 El Primero tricolor to my small collection.

There doesn't appear to be many pre-owned examples about.
Would anybody know where best to look please and is the 38mm size the one to go for?
Obviously, it depends on wrist size, but the thin bezel and long lugs suggests to me that these wear very large.

Thanks

I have a 38mm el primero and a 39mm explorer and the el primero wears a lot better in my opinion, maybe because the explorer is time only whereas the sub dials on the zenith make it seem better proportioned

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[bambam]

Couple of quick pics:





Love the domed glass. It wears really well.

[emmm]

Here's mine..

[Pitch3110]

very very nice folks

Pitch

[Litcan91]

Wow! I only have the one Zenith at the moment pictured below but after seeing some of these superb examples, I'll be taking a closer look at some of the new stuff they are releasing.

2018-02-26 08.48.59 by ataripower, on Flickr

I may be wrong, but did you by any chance own a Charles Vermont limited edition which was later sold?

[canuck]

Just the one picked up in Toronto a few months ago...

[ataripower]

I may be wrong, but did you by any chance own a Charles Vermont limited edition which was later sold?

Spot on but don't remind me. Big regret selling that one

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[Litcan91]

Spot on but don't remind me. Big regret selling that one

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That was also a beautiful piece, by the time that I was ready to make an offer it was too late.

[Merch131]

My brace... Pilot and Captain EP chronos..

[ataripower]

That was also a beautiful piece, by the time that I was ready to make an offer it was too late.

Ha ha you have to be quick on here sometimes :-)

[Siysiy]

lovely watches OP

[Tim63]

My brace... Pilot and Captain EP chronos..

SNAP!
[IMG]

Lovely Pilot, may have to look at these again. I have owned a Defy Classic HMS, now that was a brute of a watch.....but almost zero lume and the butterfly clasp was a pain.

[Litcan91]

Ha ha you have to be quick on here sometimes :-)

So true, it wasn't even this forum & at the time I wasn't even a member on TZ.

This watch passing is contagious

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[Litcan91]

My brace... Pilot and Captain EP chronos..

SNAP!
[IMG]

Lovely Pilot, may have to look at these again. I have owned a Defy Classic HMS, now that was a brute of a watch.....but almost zero lume and the butterfly clasp was a pain.

Great shots

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[Derivative]

My Elite 670, massively underrated dress watch in my opinion. Beautiful and very thin




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