Zenith

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These weren't wall or....

Hi Rishad,
originally those 8 day PR clocks weren't born as desk or wall clocks - as found in many cases today.
Originally they were used as car/truck/tram.......etc dash board clocks (for any larger vehicle) - The well known
"Saurer" brand trucks (well known also because one of the very few of CH) for example had those as standard.

As typical for Zenith of that time - quality has been really nice for a purely technical instrument.
The power reserve indicator features a classical screw differential (is the most logical solution
for such a timepiece, as built height isn't of importance) - if I'm not mistaken it switches to red when
2 days pr left.
Again, if I'm not mistaken it was made from the mid 20ties untill early 60ties - araound that time cars began
to get equipped with electrically powered clocks more commonly (although I remember a lot of
cars still had typical 8 day clocks - although very much lower standards of built quality).

I still have one of those Zenith dash board clocks in black case finish - branded as EFAP /Emile Eigenheer.
You might want to search for this name for more info - it's been a swiss company for precision bord instruments
and the clocks are double branded and made by Zenith of course.

Best regards
Suitbet