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civilian soldiers?
It is certainly possible that some military person has used a (privately obtained) Zenith, IWC, Longines or Omega during his service career. A whole series of commissioned watches without any markings at all however is almost incomprehensible, as it is governmental property. A complimentory gift perhaps to administrative people behind a desk? Anyway it could pay off to scroll through Konrad Knirim's large book about mil. watches and have a close look - you never know what you might find there..
best, Ben.
The mysterious Zenith - Continue
Team, This weekend I close the deal with the Zenith that we discussed here: zenith.watchprosite.com It was a very nice deal, where I could practice all my haggling skills that I learned on all my trips to middle-East and Asia. Let's see some addit...
Perfect Nilo!
A good and most attractive find! Why military? The case and dial style do not suggest so at all, no way. And a watch can only considered to be military when it is showing (genuine) markings + reg. numbers on the backside. "Bullseye' or not, this is a very...
Thank you for the observation ...
You are correct. Is a nice and honest 40's watch. I love to wear a watch that is older than me. In respect to the "Military" comment, I'm based on a reply on the initial thread about this watch being military (style). Of course, it does not carry any mili...
I wouldn't be bothered
..by its absence from Roessler. That volume has many lacunae. I don't see any reason why it could not be perfectly authentic. As for military, I am less certain.
Thank you, Lou ...
I agree with you, the Roessler book as much invaluable as its contains omissions and even mistakes (the page about the El Primero Rainbow mixes early Rainbow info with the more recent, late 90's). Back to my mysterious Zenith, my concern was about the ori...
Military
I believe that this design is referred to as a Military dial, or Bulls Eye, and although this watch may not have military markings, some watches of similar style by houses like Zenith and Omega were commissioned by European governments for their troops. Z...
Here we go ...
Now we not only need a vintage Zenith expert but one that also knows German military WW II watches. Lets see if someone jumps is. Nilo
civilian soldiers?
It is certainly possible that some military person has used a (privately obtained) Zenith, IWC, Longines or Omega during his service career. A whole series of commissioned watches without any markings at all however is almost incomprehensible, as it is go...
Military markings
You could be right. During WW2 the German army were issued with a wristwatch appropriate to their service. These were provided by nearly 30 Swiss houses including Zenith. The standard was black dials with luminous markings, which rules out this watch, and...
If I'm very fortunate ...
Something that I'm not, it may be issued to a civilian doing rocket research. Not a fat chance. The mystery watch wants to be mysterious. Cheers Nilo
One of our Aircraft is Missing
Here's a still from the above named movie, made during WW2 (and available for free on YouTube). The wearer is an RAF bomber navigator. Proves nothing of course, but fun nonetheless ...
This is a very cool shot ...
First by showing Zenith on the allies side and second by the model. Lou, you must do a series of posts here to educate us on this wonderful area of vintage Zenith watches. Cheers, Nilo
from your pics...
The previous post was a grey/blue slate like color, in this post it seems more blue. Look forward to pics and impressions when it gets back from your watchmaker. -MW
About the pics ...
The first set were made on a flea market stand, around 10AM on a very sunny day. The last set were made around 5 PM, no sun but only a blue winter sky. That explains the hue differences. For sure I go to take more pics, as soon this one returns from the S...