Zenith

Team,

This morning this watch was offered to me by a seller.

A quick look on the Rossler book reveals nothing.

Movement seems to be a 146DP (Martel) but I have some concerns with all vintage watches.

Here are the pictures for the team advise:

1) Face: 37mm without the crown. I'm concerned about the hands.

2) Crown and pushers. Seems to be original

3) Movement. 146DP seems to be written on a position that I was not able to locate any other.

4) Case back

5) External part of the case back. Is not showing on the pic but is written 443DP645

6) Another pic of the dial

What the Zenith experts think?

Please advise.

Cheers,

Nilo

... but that is a fine looking piece .... to me it seems a catch ... but then who am i ?

And this is mere than enough to me.

Thank you my friend,

Nilo

The minute register is jumping 2 minutes at time!

I go to double check with my watchmaker, just to be sure.

I had in my hands another chronograph, a Tissot this time, that was another fake.

Stay tuned.

Nilo

Not a fake but a franken. This is a badly redialed A 279 with wrong hands. A very late cal 146 at a time when Zenith was throwing all of its chronograph efforts behind El Primero, the A 279 was a bit of an afterthought, but a workmanlike toolwatch in its original guise.  #5 in the catalog page below

I was waiting for you to put "the last nail in the coffin".

No deal with this one.

I feel badly because I'm chasing a good/great 146 but this one is not what I want.

Thank you very much for your expertize.

Cheers,

Nilo

I´m sorry Nilo....

Imagine match a bracelet with this gray dial.....

That is your last nail....

bury it....

 

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Vintages ... Seems not to be my cup of tea.

But I hear that there will be a NOS Movado Zenith "on the block" on Saturday.

"I shall return".

Cheers,

Nilo

Dear Nilo...

Reading this post, I may say, I think I got a right Zenith 146DP

Needs a lot of work, don´t run well but, there is hope....

What do you think?

Sorry for the link but I am having problems to upload pictures....

Hugs..

 

This message has been edited by nilomis on 2013-03-09 14:47:04