Marcus Hanke
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Joy and pain ...
... I feel when looking at this year's collection of novelties.
To start with a brief feeling of pain:
It is now four years that President Chavez changed the time zone of his country by half an hour. Apparently, the newspapers read in Le Locle are taken from world's recovered paper bin - other than that I cannot imagine an explanation why Zenith would still use Caracas as reference city for the UTC -4 time zone. All other watch manufacturers have reacted already long ago and chose a different city for that time zone, like La Paz, for example.
But now the much more convenient aspect of joy: Practically all watches shown this year are highly attractive and horologially interesting. the Pilot Doublematic, leaving aside the small glitch with the city name, it is a great and practical complication. I am very curious to hear its alarm sound.
The Espada is a real beauty. Do you by chance know whether the movement features a hack second now? In the original Primero, it was never added, due to constructive restraints, so it would be great to see it realized in the Espada.
My personal highlight, I have to admit, is the ladies' moonphase watch. What a stunning beauty! It has everything a classic design of the future needs: class, uniqueness, boldness but also elegance.
Regards,
Marcus
Baselworld 2012: Zenith
IWC and Zenith have a common point this year: 2012 will be under the Pilot's sign! But they don't choose the same approach. Zenith is very faithful to the strategy implemented by Jean-Frédéric Dufour based on the historical roots and complications taking ...
Great post!! I really wish Zenith
would use the font on the Pilot Aeronef Type 20 on another timepiece. I love that font, and would buy a Zenith watch today if they came out with one that was a reasonable size (say 44mm). I was all ready to place an order for the Areonef until I read the ...
Similar Font
You can find a similar font (but not the same obviously) with the Longines Istituto: Thanks for your comments! Fx...
I like the news releases a lot!
IMO, Zenith is making incomparably better-looking, classier, much more desirable watches than in the last decade. And thanks for the great report and pictures! Marcelo This message has been edited by marcelo on 2012-03-28 17:11:28
Some great things coming from Zenith these days
I quite like the new Espada line. Even the ladies watches, though I could do without the diamonds, are nice. They remind me a bit of Roger Dubuis, I think it must be the extended romans A
Seems that Zenith is really serving up
what collectors are after, with plenty of history to boot. Thans for the report!
I really like the ladies' cushion moonphase watch
Looks so elegant and clean! Thanks for the report. I too agree with you in that I'm not a big fan of the Zenith open dial watches. I hope it's part of the collection that will slowly fade away because I consider it a distraction to their more classically ...
You are right in a sense...
But the Open are a strong part of Zenith collection and they are not ready to remove them... I do believe that the sales figures are pretty good ! Fx
very nice watches, imo the best I saw at Basel AND SIHH this year
I loved several watches from Zenith this year. And that Aéronef is still on top of my wishlist. This watch is important, and not only for Zenith enthusiasts. I think EVERY watch enthusiast must love that movement, and knowing it is 50 years ols is superb....
Thanks Bruno for your comments.
But if you are interested in the Aeronef, I highly suggest to take a fast decision... Fx
Sir, The Aéronef is SOLD OUT
... is an answer one of my frineds got from several dealers. But I have a super good relationship with my AD who also happens to be a Zenith AD lol He'll call me when it arrived and I have the first choice
I new it was sold out...
It is the reason why I told you to urge... Because there is always a B plan. ;-) Fx
Zenith also . . .
. . . forms the basis for an exceptionally moving avatar! Your affection for the brand is vividly apparent, Bruno. The Type 20 is staggering, in the best sense of the word. Cordially, Art
Joy and pain ...
... I feel when looking at this year's collection of novelties. To start with a brief feeling of pain: It is now four years that President Chavez changed the time zone of his country by half an hour. Apparently, the newspapers read in Le Locle are taken f...
I knew this one would come up. Patek stands above narrow-minded politics ...
The Sterns are aware that they are in office longer than president Chavez and would choose to simply ignore small turbulences in the great concert of time zones. No, I had criticzed Patek for this already several times here in the forum. But PP could rely...
Nothing really path-breaking ...
this year, but a solid, well-rounded collection nonetheless. That f umé dial on the gold Captain Elite looks stunning ... I like it a lot! The Pilot collection is interesting this year (and significant) - nice trio of watches, especially the Type 20 given...
Also came across ...
this link containing a video clip of some of the Baselworld 2012 novellties ... http://www.tiempoderelojes.com/noticia/basel-2012-los-modelos-de-zenith Scroll down the page for the vid. The alarm on the Doublematic sounds really good. The Espada appears q...
There is a kind of tradition...
... at Zenith to put caliber's name on the dial. It doesn't disturb me a lot here. Thanks for your comments! Fx
Great report
In videos the Aeronef sure appears to be impressive, not just in size, but even elegant/beautiful. I wish they'd made it a deskclock or given you the option of wearing it on the wrist or placing it on your desk. I also like the Pilot Big Date a lot. I wou...
Thanks Rick for your comments.
About the movement of the Captain Tourbillon, for me, it is a clear situation: it is an EP base due to the frequency of the movement. They basically removed the chronograph function of the "usual" Tourbillon Chronograph movement. They didn't put EP on the...
Great report.....
Thank you for a fantastic report, i really enjoyed reading it and admiring the photos. Have you any idea if the ladies moonphase will be available in st. steel? I can't find anything on the official site for that particular watch and am very interested to...
I've been mulling over this report for almost a week now . . .
. . . to allow your perspectives and images to sink in. While I'm favorably impressed with many of the novelties, particularly the tourbillon, I feel 2012 will be remembered as the Year of the Leviathan. It is clearly not sensible. It will garner attentio...
Espada...
That silver-dialed (or is it white?) Espada on a bracelet really does it for me. Of course I'd have to see it in person and try it on but so far so good. I'm not a big fan of chronographs - I don't have any use for the complication - but I know Zenith is ...
Thank you for the excellent report ...
and wonderful photographs! I had expressed my opinions about the models in earlier posts ... I look forward to their availability at ADs and a full review of the Espada. Among new Zeniths, the Espada has zoomed to the top of my wish-list. The introduction...