1930s Zenith Pocket Watch

1930s Zenith pocket watch.

The watch has a stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is fully signed with the Zenith name and 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 48mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is chromed nickel and has light surface marking from use and some light wear to the back but overall it is in nice condition for a 1930s piece. The inside of the case back is signed Zenith.

The front bezel on the case unscrews and the movement is then removed from the front, similar to a Borgel case.

The acrylic lens is in lovely condition.

The signed dial is in very nice condition and it has handsomely shaped hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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