ZRC Etanche Grands Fonds

[andy_s]

A little known watch with great character and great history - they were used by Falco & Cousteau, French Commandos and the usual panoply of rufty-tufty underwater knife-fighters and up there with the likes of Rolex and Blancpain divers at the time - note the 6 o'clock crown:







On the Calypso - Falco foreground:


If anyone sees one, let me know...

Ref: http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=1438...

(ETA: 'Etanche Grands Fonds' means 'waterproof to great depths'.)

Edited by andy_s on Friday 14th May 14:48

[andy_s]

...and the recent re-edition - cool I think; like the Tudor, a successful riff on an elusive classic -

http://zrcworld.com/en/gf-300-reedition-2015/

[Spice_Weasel]

That's very cool (original and the reissue) and a likely source for Anonimo's six o clock crown designs. The only weak point for me is the bezel. It can't be much use for identifying elapsed time via a quick glance...