Zenith 146DP, catch or throw?

Team,

This morning this watch was offered to me by a seller.

A quick look on the Rossler book reveals nothing.

Movement seems to be a 146DP (Martel) but I have some concerns with all vintage watches.

Here are the pictures for the team advise:

1) Face: 37mm without the crown. I'm concerned about the hands.

2) Crown and pushers. Seems to be original

3) Movement. 146DP seems to be written on a position that I was not able to locate any other.

4) Case back

5) External part of the case back. Is not showing on the pic but is written 443DP645

6) Another pic of the dial

What the Zenith experts think?

Please advise.

Cheers,

Nilo

I'm not an expert ...

By: bimbeano : January 20th, 2013-12:36

... but that is a fine looking piece .... to me it seems a catch ... but then who am i ? :-) Filip

You are Mr. Bin

By: nilomis : January 20th, 2013-12:38

And this is mere than enough to me. Thank you my friend, Nilo

99.99% Sure that is FAKE

By: nilomis : January 21st, 2013-07:01

The minute register is jumping 2 minutes at time! I go to double check with my watchmaker, just to be sure. I had in my hands another chronograph, a Tissot this time, that was another fake. Stay tuned. Nilo

Avoid

By: LouS : January 21st, 2013-11:25

Not a fake but a franken. This is a badly redialed A 279 with wrong hands. A very late cal 146 at a time when Zenith was throwing all of its chronograph efforts behind El Primero, the A 279 was a bit of an afterthought, but a workmanlike toolwatch in its ...

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