First “live” photos of the new Zenith Calibre 135 watches
Compared to last year 's platinum model (which I reviewed here ), I think I feel happy that the “ brick ” finishing of the movement has been replaced by traditional Geneva stripes . However , the lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl dial of the platinum versi...
Yes, I expected you to have a preference for tantalum!
The price is just insane, though, even compared to platinum if I remember well...
Agree on the finishing
These Geneva stripes look better And I love those watches But the price is too high, much too high The tantalum is 30k more expensive than a Jounre CB And as much as I like zenith…. I’m sorry but journe is another level
How long are they going to go on with this?
We're on, what is this, year 3 of precious metal, fanciful dial, wildly expensive versions of what we all know should all along have been a plain steel watch at accessible price? I'm tired of it.
I have mixed feelings about this.
Zenith wants to take advantage of the current enthusiasm for watches and I find it hard to blame them for this. On the other hand, I also share some of your exasperation. Best, Emmanuel
Yes diamond indexes.
Movement finishing: I would need to see it in real life: there are inward angles, but the Geneva stripes seem thick. Best, Emmanuel
Even with the diamond indices?
A thing I like about them is that they are all identical: no double index at 3, 9 and 12. Best, Emmanuel
Not all diamonds are bling. It took more than a few seconds viewing . . .
. . . to realize the markers were precious stones. Kudos to Zenith for pulling off a magic trick with dial design.
My ideal new Zenith cal 135 chronometer . . .
. . . would be similar to this . . . [photo credits: Bill Sohne] . . . cased in steel. And preferably < 38 mm diameter. ...