... I do agree with Gyso...

I find the "new" Zenith design absolutely impossible. These watches are made for "show-off" people ho don´t like watches but the messages these timepieces allow them to transmit and carry.
In that point Nataf is good because he doesn´t care about the watches but only about the brand
he is in charge of.
I hate when he says "...when I sell my watch...": how can you be so self-sufficient?
The only Zenith I have in my collection is a "pre-Nataf" elegant and fine model and as long
as this brand is being lost in this type of heavy design I will not purchase anything from them.
I prefer to go towards other nice and developping brands like Girard-Perregaux for example.

Nataf is indeed a gravedigger, and when the Russians (nothing against them though) will stop throwing their money away, Zenith will have to face difficlut times!

Best Regards to all

André

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A chat with the inimitable Thierry Nataf

By: SJX : December 18th, 2006-00:58

Click here to read it. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Thanks for the interview SJX!

By: AnthonyTsai : December 18th, 2006-19:16

You can definitely feel the energy and vivaciousness of Mr. Nataf in your interview. Anyone who's interested, there's also another ThePuristS interview with Mr. Nataf from Feb 2003: thepurists.com Thanks SJX! Cheers, Anthony

and put Thierry Nataf in charge of the company, ceteris paribus, Zenith would not have survived very long as a commercial enterprise. The 'great marque' would be a piece of history.

That may be the case

By: Gyso : December 27th, 2006-09:44

but there are other examples of marques, which have been revived or reanimated and where traditions have been maintained or expanded in a more tasteful fashion. Blancpain, Chopard, GO, Lange, Urban Jürgensen, Moser, UN and Panerai spring to mind. Commerci...