Zenith

The same friend that allowed me to photograph his vintage Zenith collection give to me a red box saying: "Look what I located when searching for a watch". I took the red box home, considering that it was part of another collection but ... Here is: 1) The ...  

And knowing that it houses an Excelsior Park is making me loving it even more! Best, Nicolas

Does the 3 register chrono have a textured dial? -MW

Quite common on aged dials subjected to humid and warm weather. Cheers, Nilo

I'm a particular fan of the cal 146 with the "fancy" hands, like this one (as opposed to stick hands). As for the crowns, unmarked is possible on the ExPark, less likely on the cal 146. By the time Zenith was producing those (i.e. by the time Zenith had b... 

I'm always concerned about the crown signature on those vintage chronographs. The gold one, 146DP, seems to be incorrect (there is a picture of this model on the Zenith book - page 227) but seeing the watch in metal is hard to tell. Thank you, Nilo