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In top condition, indeed. Thanks for sharing yours. [nt]
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Zenith Cairelli CP 2 AMI.
I finally saw one in the flesh! At the exception of the bezel, which is ugly, and the case, obviously polished, this is a great watch, outside and inside. After a quick search I found that CP 2 stands for Cronometro di polso ( wrist chronometer ). The mov...
So amongst the last Zenith chronos before the El Primero?
Looks like Zenith did quite some Milspec watches in its time...
Cool, this is coincidence as mine had this week its airtime slot....
....before going back to the bank safe tomorrow. It is one of those which was made for army use but was in the end not in actual army use (which is why it looks mint and which is why it does not have the "M.M. Serial") ...
That is an odd caseback engraving
Engraved much more deeply than one normally sees, especially the serial number which is normally much lighter than the other text. I would say that perhaps it was re-engraved after the original was obliterated during an aggressive case polish (grain is no...