Gents 1950s Zenith Wrist Watch

Gents 1950s Zenith wrist watch.

The watch has a hand-winding movement, Zenith calibre 106-50-6, which is working nicely. The movement is fully signed and it carries the serial number 610039. This low number tells us that the watch was assembled in the French Zenith factory in Besancon which is near to the Swiss border. This factory 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 33mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs. The case is gold plated and the front is in good condition. There is some wear to the plate on the back of the watch, just behind the winding crown.

The lens is in lovely condition.

The signed dial has its original hands, seconds sweep and outer minute markers.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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