Zenith

45mm No Crown Case, very thin blued hands, weird square black boxes at the bottom of the subsidiary seconds, Speake-Marin Piccadilly style lugs but still very cool S...  

Any information on this very nice piece? Is it quartz or mechanical? Looks like new old stock from the mid 1970's. Dean

wrist watch I have seen to day. The case structure is very unique. Any idea of the calibre used? A photo of the caseback? Thanks. Melvin

Think I've seen that before, doesn't it have a movement which doesn't fit a round case, more something you would expect in a tonneau ?

highly interested in more details about this unusual piece and shots of caseback and movement please...thank you sir in advance. warm regards, Asad

I reckon, but I might be wrong, that it was forgotten on our blue little planet by an Aliens from another planet. Talk about globalisation, this one is Universal;) Cheers Francois from Down Under

I bought this from the collection of the well known German watch journalist and author Christian Pfeiffer-Belli. The watch was made in 1990 by Zenith as an experimental prototype. Here are pics of the movement, notice the blued balance spring similar to w...  

I did not see this one pop up on either of the two Auctionata auctions. Zenith offer a new service through their website, Request for Excerpt from the Archives. You can submit watch details online, and upload pictures, and for a fee of CHF 120 they will p... 

This is a recased 60s movement, not a prototype! This very watch is featured in the Roesler book page 120. The movement is the famous "Kartoffel", caliber 707, from the 60s when many watchmakers experimented with form movements. The movement was produced ... 

Thank you for giving us more info on the piece, I was told it was a prototype by Zenith but it seems not, do you have any pictures of the Caliber 707 observatory movements and of the test cases? Thanks Again. S

This watch is shown with 4-5 photos in the Roesler book on page 120. Then, in another chapter, there are 1-2 pages specifically on the 707 caliber in the same book in the 'Chronometer' chapter. It's a very sought after movement. The form movements (i.e. n... 

Thank you so much for your post, would love to see a pic of the Zenith Chronometer movement in the original test case. I've been doing some googling since your last post and have found a lot of interesting informaion of the "Kartoffel" 707 thanks to you a... 

Some Quick Cellphone Pics, hope Dr. No enjoys them :-) S ...