Zenith Story

[Trophy Husband]

Apologies if posted before but what a fascinating read.
https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/the-history...

I now want a Zenith El Primero! Hmmm!

[Dicky Knee]

And an absolute bargain in the used market!

https://www.hackettwatches.com/watch/el-primero-sp...

[Trophy Husband]

Dicky Knee said:

And an absolute bargain in the used market!

https://www.hackettwatches.com/watch/el-primero-sp...

Love that!

[trickywoo]

Trophy Husband said:

Dicky Knee said:

And an absolute bargain in the used market!

https://www.hackettwatches.com/watch/el-primero-sp...

Love that!

Been for sale there for months. May well take an offer.

I think it has a Land Rover limited edition link which killed it for me personally.

[don logan]

10 years ago I bought this with a decent discount, I really liked it, everyone else thought it was disgusting :-)

It was definitely different from a Rolex.

[RobbieTheTruth]

Pity their watches look like ball bags.

[andy_s]

An old original A386:

[EX51GE R]

they make lovely watches.

[Dicky Knee]

andy_s said:

An old original A386:

Looks lovely and probably been a decent investment as well.

[Dicky Knee]

Their dress watches are very smart.

Tempted by this:

https://www.watches.co.uk/zenith-elite-captain-cen...

[Ninjin]

I bought mine in 2011 with a nice 20% off. Discount on Rolex in those days too!

One of my favourite watches.

[Regbuser]

Come on TH, join the Zenith owners club!!

[jimmyslr]

I’m a fan. The first proper auto watch that I bought…

[don logan]

Ninjin said:

I bought mine in 2011 with a nice 20% off. Discount on Rolex in those days too!

One of my favourite watches.

Maybe unsurprisingly, I got nearly 60% off the one I bought :-)

I got roughly 12% off a couple of Rolexes in France in 2014 and 2015, plus the exchange rate helped

[Chilly for June]

jimmyslr said:

I’m a fan. The first proper auto watch that I bought…

Isn't that quite a rare zenith or certainly desirable to collectors? I'm sure I seen a review on YouTube and it was referred to as the "rainbow"

[Trophy Husband]

Regbuser said:

Come on TH, join the Zenith owners club!!

My brother is on the hunt for me!
He has a large collection of premium watches gathered over the past 30 years.
A Zenith will be my next significant watch.
It really is just which one!
I've set him a budget and being my big brother he's happy to buy it and for me to drip him back as and when I can!
Needless to say we're very close.

[SlimJim16v]

jimmyslr said:

I’m a fan. The first proper auto watch that I bought…

Very nice, probably my favourite, despite my titanium fetish.

[Somebody]

Chilly for June said:

Isn't that quite a rare zenith or certainly desirable to collectors? I'm sure I seen a review on YouTube and it was referred to as the "rainbow"

Yep, that's a rainbow flyback.

Not a flyback but here's my rainbow:


Picked up from Horrids in 2003, when the flyback was also on sale:




Had I known about AP's back then....

[mondie]

I am a big fan of Zenith, this superb watch recently joined my small collection It is the Zenith Stratos Flyback Striking 10th Tribute to Felix Baumgartner, I have lusted after one ever since I became aware of this watch when Felix made his jump in 2012.

PXL_20211203_131127971~2 by Simon Gee, on Flickr

[Watches]

I am a big fan of the brand and recently was reunited with this El Primero. Great value watches and through my experience very well made.