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No accessible steel case cal. 135s are planned :(
That is the only way I'm interested in that watch, and, though it had been appearing increasingly unlikely, I was holding out hope. No more!
From an interview with Romain Marietta on SJX:
RM: First of all, relaunching this calibre in large quantities, inside a steel watch, simply did not make sense to us. We felt it was more interesting to position it within an exclusive high horology context.
This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2026-05-25 15:35:50
No accessible steel case cal. 135s are planned :(
That is the only way I'm interested in that watch, and, though it had been appearing increasingly unlikely, I was holding out hope. No more! From an interview with Romain Marietta on SJX: RM: First of all, relaunching this calibre in large quantities, ins...
“ We felt it was more interesting to position it within an exclusive high horology context.”
And to me, that seems like an unbelievable blunder. If Zenith were some insanely sought-after, overhyped brand, then sure you could position it like that in the market, but they simply don’t have that luxury. Not at all. And even if they did, I would stil...
So many "luxury" brands seem to have a sense of entitlement.
It is a brand-customer relationship they actively try to cultivate to justify stupid prices and customer un-friendly attitudes. For some brands this works (as distasteful as it may be), the two biggest/most notable being, obviously, Patek and Rolex. But f...
In the context you describe, I understand the strategy.
Zenith has been offering quite good watchmaking value for money for a while. In my view, they've done a particularly good job at this the last 7-8 years or so. Because of that, I fully expected that a reasonably priced steel 135 would have been on the way...
That is the obvious right answer
I've had my eyes open for the last couple of years but haven't caught one yet (they seem to come available very seldom in the US)
First, try to find an original. Then find a watchmaker . . .
. . . willing to tackle it. Cal 135 parts are worth their weight in gold . . . if you can find them. 😣
Ah, so you've been holding out on Don Turo! You knew . . .
. . . this was coming. 😶 ...
Pheww! Glad to know Zenith won't be marketing . . .
. . .to guys like us. Now we're free to dream about other reachable watches. 😅
We're almost 10 years removed from Zenith discontinuing the Elite 6150
Zenith might be a little scarred from the failure of the Elite 6150. Given the high regard for the Cal. 135, I see wisdom in starting with with very limited production, and keeping people excited about what may be coming down the pipeline. Enthusiasts hav...