Zenith

That is the only way I'm interested in that watch, and, though it had been appearing increasingly unlikely, I was holding out hope. No more! From an interview with Romain Marietta on SJX: RM: First of all, relaunching this calibre in large quantities, ins...  

And to me, that seems like an unbelievable blunder. If Zenith were some insanely sought-after, overhyped brand, then sure you could position it like that in the market, but they simply don’t have that luxury. Not at all. And even if they did, I would stil... 

It is a brand-customer relationship they actively try to cultivate to justify stupid prices and customer un-friendly attitudes. For some brands this works (as distasteful as it may be), the two biggest/most notable being, obviously, Patek and Rolex. But f... 

Zenith has been offering quite good watchmaking value for money for a while. In my view, they've done a particularly good job at this the last 7-8 years or so. Because of that, I fully expected that a reasonably priced steel 135 would have been on the way... 

I've had my eyes open for the last couple of years but haven't caught one yet (they seem to come available very seldom in the US)

And I like the movement with the balance adjustment more! D

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. . . willing to tackle it. Cal 135 parts are worth their weight in gold . . . if you can find them. 😣

. . . this was coming. 😶 ...  

. . . but he never stops by to say hello. 😂

. . .to guys like us. Now we're free to dream about other reachable watches. 😅

Best, Emmanuel

Zenith might be a little scarred from the failure of the Elite 6150. Given the high regard for the Cal. 135, I see wisdom in starting with with very limited production, and keeping people excited about what may be coming down the pipeline. Enthusiasts hav... 

. . . it's going to be a Railmaster next. 2027 will be the seventieth anniversary of CK2914 . . . that's where my sights are set. Ω

They will NOT judge that a precious metal case and stone dials are required to make it sufficiently interesting (though, also unlike Zenith, Omega is extremely likely to use an off-the-shelf movement)

. . . which would make it both eminently desirable and affordable.

That is, both the Zenith 135 that I believe Zenith ought to make, and the Railmaster that I believe Omega ought to make. Awfully broad-minded of me, eh?

You can see evidence of that across any watch sales portal, massively discounted. They have good tech and a genuine icon, but I'm not sure anything over £20k makes market sense for Zenith, great brand, solid fundamentals but when they enter that strata th... 

Scarcity keeps the dream alive. Bill