I'm strangely drawn to the Zenith Defy ceramic in black
I'd happily do a deal with my Tudor BB58 for one.
I think Zenith is firmly a WIS favourite, though as much as I am a big fan, I’m also sometimes baffled and frustrated. I have owned two zenith watches, both gone now regrettably though I will definitely get another one in the future. I don’t subscribe to the belief that they don’t have an icon or design and it’s too muchabout the el primero movement, the original zenith a38 series does have strong design language imo. But I do think the brand has often been mishandled over the years and it has never quite reached its potential, obviously if fared quite badly during the Swiss quartz crisis also.
Here are my two I have owned (first one not my pic however), second one I purchased early 2020 but have since sold.
Below is a collage of zeniths which shows the often beautiful and sometimes slightly off beat/strange forms the can take.
I'm strangely drawn to the Zenith Defy ceramic in black
I'd happily do a deal with my Tudor BB58 for one.
One of the few brands I’ve really liked since being a child. Probably in the order of my 16 year old self looking at watches:
Rolex
Breitling
Zenith
Omega
Id never heard of quite a few of the other luxury watch brands back then, and it was another 5 years before I heard of Patek.
Edited to add. I only have a couple of Zeniths at present, a 70’s Espada Quartz, and a full Titanium Defy 21.
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It's just a matter of time...
I've really come to appreciate Zenith for their heritage and horological bang per buck. (JLC offer similar, but with inferior and more expensive aftercare.) Zenith depreciation makes them very attractive propositions. I therefore feel quite ambivalent about the new Chronomaster Sport: I love it, and am pleased for Zenith that it seems such a hit, while selfishly fearing that that might make them more mainstream, less niche, and less affordable secondhand ...
I love mine
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The A3818 Cover girl is one of the most beautiful Zenith’s ever , I would love to get one of those .
Always liked Zenith designs. The Elite, and particularly the Elite Chrono (or El Primero Chrono Classic in it's original release) is a stunning watch.
Never handled one but will try and get a closer look at some point.
A couple of my favourites, though unfortunately I don't own either one.
(pics borrowed off the web; Bulang&Sons and timeline.watch)
Love my El Primero HW - gets regular use as it's such an easy.wearer.
Big fan at the right price. The 38mm el Primero tricolour is great. I also think the Elite range offers excellent value used.
Like everyone else, that Chronomaster Sport looks tasty too.
This is my second Zenith & I love the brand. I'm looking to get the A385 revival at some point as it had a bit more character than the new C-Sport even though the new movement looks awesome!
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38mm case and El Primero movement are sublime.
Mine is the most accurate automatic that I've ever owned.
I must admit I am not too enamoured by some of Zenith's recent creations but they have been a great brand over the years.
Here's mine from 1952.
Nice to see so many other Chronomaster Moonphases.
I've always wanted a Futur
^^^^^
Moonphase is out of whack
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Here’s a Rainbow from 2003. It’s the watch in my collection that has had the most number of services, which is 4. 2 of the earlier ones were with LVMH Manchester - which I don’t recommend. The latter 2 were much better with independents. My explorer 114270 bought in the same year only required servicing last year.
I like Zenith's 1960/70s 3 handers like the Autosports, Sportos and early Defys - much underrated in my view and still cheap (though Defys have shot up recently - quick look on ebay shows some very optimistic pricing for decidedly poorer than average specimens). The new A385 is great along with most of their classic reissues but some of their other current and recent years offerings are (IMHO) overly complicated to look at with too many competing elements of design - mind you it often seems to me the more expensive a watch is the look becomes more about over the top flash than real style. I'd say there is a big gap in their range for a classic, simple, robust tool watch or diver powered by one of their quality movements
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Here you go! Actually took 4 forward adjustments just shows you how much you know
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What’s this model here?
If that came in white or blue dial it would be my perfect dress watch.
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Last edited by Shakespeare; 30th January 2021 at 17:01.
Thanks. Found this on Chrono24
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And I think this is from the current range
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Thanks for the help.
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