nilomis[Omega]
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The book doesn't mention this
Mar 03, 2013,15:21 PM
Since it's a 50's watch, Zenith may know this info.
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Nilo
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Zenith Sextant Chronograph Vintage
By: odinl : March 3rd, 2013-08:24
Hello to all of you Zenith afficionados!! As a newbie to this forum I want to share with you my latest acquisition: a Zenith Sextant Chronograph from the forties. After collecting watches for nearly 30 years I finally found one! This watch is on the cover...
bigger pics
By: odinl : March 3rd, 2013-11:01
Uploading the pictures I chose the size option "recommended", for the last two pictures I chose the option "largest picture". On this page they all look like thumbnails. I don't know what I did wrong.
more info
By: odinl : March 3rd, 2013-11:49
that was my question to this forum too......... ...
On page 224 of the Rossler book ...
By: nilomis : March 3rd, 2013-12:04
We have two pictures (black dial and movement) with the following information: " Chronograph about 1950, manual winding, steel case, ... caliber 143, operating star, inner red 24hous division with the north pointer. When the watch is horizontal an the han...
Rossler Book
By: odinl : March 3rd, 2013-14:35
Thank you Nilo. I especially would like to get information about in what numbers this watch was made and in which variations. Any further information would be great. Herm.
extra information
By: odinl : March 7th, 2013-14:10
Thank you very much. As far as I know now, it's the only one with a white dial and telemetre scale. A bit extra information: the opposite crown has to be pushed in to operate the second hand at the 9 o clock position, it can be set to any desired position...
As you may already know....
By: SuitbertW : March 7th, 2013-23:59
Hi, as you may know already, the movement is an Excelsior Park caliber. In fact, I believe, Zenith "bought in" this watches complete with case and dial from Excelsior Park company and just signed it Zenith (like many others - for US market for Example "Ga...
case is zenith signed
By: odinl : March 8th, 2013-05:16
yes, the case is zenith signed. You are right, there are obviously some unsigned, like the one on the cover from the Gerd-R. Lang & Reinhard Meis book "Chronograph Wristwatches- To Stop Time". Untill now I found out that most are signed Gallet, I coul...
extremely rare
By: odinl : March 13th, 2013-15:21
As I now learned from another global watch forum, there is contemporarily knowledge about three of these Zenith Sextant watches. So it's extremely rare. Furthermore the six digits watchcase number starts with a seven, so it can be dated in the period 1943...