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Originally Posted by hytem
The Zenith watch of today is probably not the one that was the timepiece of the Italian National railroad in the 1940s and 50s. My mother was in Italy around that time, and she bought me what she was told was the best watch in Europe at the time: an 18 k solid gold Zenith, which I still have. I don't know what happened to Zenith after that--a Swiss company--probably not the same one today. Wonder what it's worth?
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Same company, and
AFAIK, still independent- not affiliated with the big groups like LVMH.
I have a 60's Zenith auto Pie Pan, which is beautiful watch. The Zenith El Primero movement is a ripper, a high beat movement that runs at 36000 bph (lets see I can remember) column wheel chrono movement. They make, have made, some beautiful watches and movements. The Rollie Daytona had a Zenith movement in it, and these fecth bigger $$ than the newer rolex movement.
But god their current el primero watches are fugly. In the flesh they are even worse.
