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Zenith
A fine, rare and oversized stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, made for A. Cairelli Roma
- Estimate
- HK$78,000 - 120,000€9,400 - 14,400$10,000 - 15,000
HK$143,750
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Zenith
- Year
- Circa 1970
- Case No
- Registration number 202'129
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 146DP, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Light brown calf leather strap
- Dimensions
- 43 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed, case back further engraved A.M.I. Cronometro Tipo CP-2 M.M. 202 129</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present military issued Zenith stainless steel chronograph is an extremely rare watch and measures a huge 43 mm. in diameter. We believe that Zenith made 2,500 examples in the 1960's and 70's for the Italian Air Force, the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (A.M.I).
The watches were supplied through A. Carielli, the prominent Roman retailer. The present watch is a rare military issued version, which is illustrated by the engravings on the case back, reading 'A.M.I. Cronometro Tipo CP-2 M.M 202 129'.
The watches were supplied through A. Carielli, the prominent Roman retailer. The present watch is a rare military issued version, which is illustrated by the engravings on the case back, reading 'A.M.I. Cronometro Tipo CP-2 M.M 202 129'.
Zenith
Swiss | 1865Since Zenith's beginnings, founder George Favre-Jacot sought to manufacture precision timepieces, realizing quality control was best maintained when production was housed under one roof. Zenith remains one of the few Swiss manufacturers to produce their own in-house movements to this day.
Today, the brand is best known for the "El Primero," the firm's most successful automatic chronograph movement. In an interesting twist of fate, the company that owned Zenith during the 1970s decided to move on to quartz movements and therefore sought to destroy the parts and tools necessary to make mechanical movements. One watchmaker realized this folly and hid the tools and parts before they were destroyed. In 1984, he returned them to Zenith so they could once again make the El Primero movement.
Browse MakerToday, the brand is best known for the "El Primero," the firm's most successful automatic chronograph movement. In an interesting twist of fate, the company that owned Zenith during the 1970s decided to move on to quartz movements and therefore sought to destroy the parts and tools necessary to make mechanical movements. One watchmaker realized this folly and hid the tools and parts before they were destroyed. In 1984, he returned them to Zenith so they could once again make the El Primero movement.