Night of the Zenith Espadas - anticlimax

[LouS]

So, two Espadas on the 'bay..

Turkish Espada: a "lived-in" look, polished in a rock tumbler, wrong bracelet - SOLD for USD 4000


Palm Springs Espada: Much fresher. Quoting MMMD: The hour and minute hands appear to be from a Movado HS 360, though I must say they look pretty good. Bracelet clasp is wrong. No movement shots. Nice looking dial and case, and the blue internal bezel is unusually well preserved. The minimum bid is not a particularly high price, all things considered, but the BIN is too high given the replacement hands.

No Sale for a Wanker's Reserve of USD 4700



Good buy? Missed opportunity? Discuss/discobolus

 

[papaebetu]

The sold need a new reaut, the correct lobster and case is alot "lived"...
The unsold got a service dial and need a correct hands set.
http://www.chrono24.com/en/zenith/p...s--id2347654.htm?id=2347654&picnum=0&tab=pics
As vintage lover I mean was better pass

GIGI

 

[pitpro]

What's the little dot next to "SWISS" mean?

 

[papaebetu]

Look the dial showed in my link.... you can solve the dot doubt


GIGI

 

[MMMD]

papaebetu

Look the dial showed in my link.... you can solve the dot doubt


GIGI

Good observation about the service dial. I hadn't noticed that.

I think this Astronic is the best 3019 PHF on the market right now. I'm surprised it hasn't sold yet at this price.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/121405713587

 

[pitpro]

MMMD

Good observation about the service dial. I hadn't noticed that.

I think this Astronic is the best 3019 PHF on the market right now. I'm surprised it hasn't sold yet at this price.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/121405713587

Price strangely lowered to 3200.
Sold

 

[dsio]

I was trying to talk myself into it, that is a LOT of watch for $3200, that's used 80s Datejust money.

 

[pitpro]

dsio

I was trying to talk myself into it, that is a LOT of watch for $3200, that's used 80s Datejust money.

me too but
still a lurker on these and espada
think i'd prefer the espada

 

[dsio]

Yea its a bit of a toss up because I'd much rather a Zenith than a Movado, but the Astronic is such a good name for it while the Espada immediately makes me think of the most utterly rubbish Lamborghini ever made:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Espada

 

[ezinternet]

pitpro -- The "dot" next to Swiss Made indicates a more modern dial, using Super-LumiNova rather than tritium ("T") for glow. Thus it indicates a newer dial, made for factory service replacement.

"polished in a rock tumbler" made me laugh up my coffee. Thank you, LouS

 

[pitpro]

ezinternet

pitpro -- The "dot" next to Swiss Made indicates a more modern dial, using Super-LumiNova rather than tritium ("T") for glow. Thus it indicates a newer dial, made for factory service replacement.

"polished in a rock tumbler" made me laugh up my coffee. Thank you, LouS

thanks my friend. figured this
but don't know much about the Zenith
thanks for taking the time to respond

 

[papaebetu]

Many Espada on sale now got same service dial;
you can see it with the mentioned point, after and before SWISS MADE,
and for the compax (mini dial) color.
The originals from '70s are blue as the inner scale bezel.

Open eyes

GIGI