Ornatus-Mundi
[Zenith]
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You found a very, very rare piece!
First, the Cal. 405, as you correctly state beating at 36.000 bph just like the El Primero, was only produced in two years between 1969 and 1971. Furthermore, many of the movements found their way into there 'Respirator' series of highly water-tight watch featuring a special, two-part case.
I only have images of this specimen (somewhere from the web):
Another most intriguing fact of your watch is that in many way it could be considered a predecessor to the contemporary El Primero Synopsis collection driven by the Cal. El Primero 4613:
- The shape of the dial, especially the outer ring beneath the bezel
- The shape of the hands and indices
- The fact that both contain a time-only automatic movement beating at 36.000 bph
If you want to see more, just click here !
More than a coincidence?
Cheers and thanks ever so much for sharing.
Magnus
This message has been edited by Ornatus-Mundi on 2015-12-14 13:50:51
Zenith af/p 36'000 vph
Hello friends of the community. I like to introduce one of my personal favorite Zeniths of my collection. It has a Zenith/Movado movement cal. 405 af/p which stands for "alta frequenza precisione" the italian abbreviation for high frequency precision and ...
Pietro, I know too few things about Zenith, but it seems you own a nice collection of...
Rarely seen watches. What I love a lot. Bravo. Best, Nicolas
So happy
That you liked it dear Nicolas! I have a Zenith which belonged to a very famous pop artist. I will share it next. Take care and see you soon, Pietro
You found a very, very rare piece!
First, the Cal. 405 , as you correctly state beating at 36.000 bph just like the El Primero, was only produced in two years between 1969 and 1971. Furthermore, many of the movements found their way into there 'Respirator' series of highly water-tight watc...
Dear Magnus!
Thank you so much for the time you dedicated and for all the great information you shared! I was so curious about this Zenith but I found almost no details about. I really appreciate it Cheers Pietro