WWII and Earlier West End Watch Co- Seeking Info

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Here in Japan, I have noticed many vintage West End Watch Co. watches for sale online, many for extremely cheap. There are some obvious redials and pretty rough exmaples, but even genuine-looking watches seem to be pretty reasonably priced for a water-resistant military-type watch of their time. I’ve been thinking about getting one from around the late 30s-early 40s, but I have had trouble figuring out how to reliably date them, and to learn what makes a model more or less desireable…

WWII and Earlier West End Watch Co- Seeking Info

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1965 Zenith 2400 (cal. 2532C) – Auction find and quick clean up

Hello All and Sundry,

When I get a new vintage watch and there’s not a lot of info or even pics floating around, or it comes in diiirrrty and cleans up well, I like to post it for posterity and others’ info. I find others’ threads like this to be super helpful when I’m researching vintage pieces and may as well add to the body of knowledge.

This is a 1965 Zenith 2400, rocking Zenith’s hand-wound caliber 2532C. Brilliant ~34mm jet-age all stainless watch…

1965 Zenith 2400 (cal. 2532C) – Auction find and quick clean up

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