1950s Zenith pocket watch.The watch has a Zenith calibre 18-28-1-A stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed with the Zenith name and it has the serial number 157,293. The low serial number tells us that the watch was assembled in the French Zenith factory in Besancon which is near to the Swiss border. This was established in 1923 and worked alongside the Swiss Zenith factory. The French arm had their own serial number system although it is estimated that numbers never reached one million. The records have been destroyed so unfortunately there is no dating system as there is with Zenith’s Swiss watches.The watch measures 47mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The chromium plated case is in good condition, just general light surface marking mainly to the back of the watch. The acrylic lens is in good condition (some white reflection showing in the photos).The signed dial is in its original finish with original hands.The...