Zenith

Team,

Today I bumped on a friend that owns this beauty and we are discussing Zenith and the current product line.

We concluded that Zenith needs a diver and ... why not this one?

Imagine a reissue, 42mm (please!!!), powered by a El Primero 400Z (no date, please - divers don't need date) with this gorgeous funky case.

I will be the first on the boutique line.

What you think?

Cheers,

Nilo
This message has been edited by nilomis on 2014-01-29 05:55:43

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I already have one. Therefore I selfishly hope that they will not flood the market with re-editions )))))

certainly, but I have two of these

You are kidding me, right?

2 Air Command??? Half the production of this Watch?

Best,

Nicolas

here is the second one (sorry for the ugly strap, it was on the watch when I bought it).

I know two guys here, in Paris who each own one... But I never " met " someone who owned two!



If you ever want to let one go... You know who to call!

Best,

Vlad dracul, Draculed.

Truly amazing.  They don't get much rare than that.

Yours don't have a EP inside.

Cheers,

Nilo

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It was not long ago that Zenith had a good diver. 1000m, Helium escapement, El Primero movement, and innovative use of new alloy, Zenithium for the shock absorbing balance bridge, composed of Titanium, Aluminium and Niobium.  Only problem with this one was legibility and high price. A reissue would be nice, but I really think Zenith needs to innovate !  In the diver category, we see JLC with their Master Compressor Diving Pro Geographic with a mechanical depth gauge for heaven's sake, and Blancpain with the X-Fathoms with an amorphous metal membrane that functions as a measuring device for depth (I have yet to see it hit the boutiques though despite being launched in 2011). Even tiny Pita Barcelona have probably the ultimate dive watch in the Oceana, highly legible, truly innovative case design, and good to 5000m. 

This one, from Nataf days, was an extreme design. 

Sorry, couldn't help. In my personal opinion, this watch should be used to test its material in the Mariana Trench - and stay there.

Marcus

But this watch has served me well. The Defy Extreme owners I have encountered are an eclectic and stylish bunch, and certainly not boring or conformist. 

What could be this planet if everyone liked the same thing?

But the Marianas Trench was a great destination (sorry Dean, I also could not resist).

Cheers,

Nilo

I thought comments like your Mariana Trench comment were reserved for forums like Watchuseek which is one of the reasons why I left there and set up home here. But I guess there is trash talk everywhere. Well I have a lot to learn from style gurus like yourselves....

It was a simple joke to light up a boring Monday.

Enjoy your watch.

Cheers,

Nilo

... but having accompanied Zenith a long time before they had the permission to be sold in the United States, I still consider the Nataf era to be the abyss in this great brand's history - designwise, as well as marketing-wise. Just thinking of the brand advertising, with all those sleek, ultra-rich, ultra-bored, ultra-snooty models that apparently were considered the perfect match for the watch designs, makes me foaming with anger .... I concur, however, that, from a technical point of view, Nataf succeeded in bringing the brand forward, what had been ignored all the decades before. Since the cal. 6xx Elite movement, Zenith had innovated or invented absolutely nothing. Nataf first made the profit, and then invested into r&d, which now pays off: the big date, tourbillon, annual calendar, etc. etc. were initiated by Nataf, and we have to be very thankful for this now.

Regards,
Marcus

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Like this Cairelli: it should have been issued long before the 58mm clocks, IMHO


(image is not mine. cross-posted from search. All credits belong to original owner.)

For sure and the line may be even bigger.

One thing that Omega seems to be doing fine (bar the obsession shared with all manufacturers with the huge watches) is to look back to their portfolio and bring updated versions (Bullhead, Speedmaster MK II etc.).

Wake up Zenith. The world can be yours, if you look back.

Cheers,

Nilo

wish I had some pictures to post, but I would love for them to reissue the DeLuca....sigh......I'll take that over any modern Daytona's......

best

taylor

Very desirable, in special the ones without "mercedes" hands.


(Picture from Bruno.M1)

That is what I call a desired watch.

Cheers,

Nilo

yes!! that's the exact model I am talking about...!! here's hoping Zenith looks backward to move forward...

cheers

taylor

Amazes me how the watch manufacturers plays with their assets.

Zenith has, as we saw on this thread, many assets on the past that could boost the company.

Cheers,

Nilo

But a full collection of Divers, Nilo.  This message has been edited by AlexSunrise on 2014-01-30 21:23:53