Hey all,

some years ago, I inherited, as it were, my grandpa’s watch. He was a baker in the town of Thiers in the dead center of France. It seems that on Christmas 1959, he wanted to treat himself, and he purchased a gold (plated?) Zenith from his local jewelry store.

I’ve had it for some years, but am now more interested in the exact details pertaining to the watch. From this great forum, and a few others, I gather that this watch, with case serial #91533 and movement serial # 622631, is…

Besançon Zenith, 1959, papers & box

Hello,

I have just inherited a watch from my father in law, I’m an Omega guy so have no knowledge of Zenith other than I do love this watch.

I think its a Zenith – Automatic cal. 2542 PC but could be very wrong,

I plan to get it fully serviced but the strap is around an inch too short for my wrist and after numerous searches i cant really find either a strap or links that give me proper measurements.

If someone could confirm the model that would be fantastic and any pointers to strap…

Advice on an inherited watch

Admittedly, this is a confusing advertisement, but maybe it will make sense after W&W. Zenith is celebrating their 160th year of manufacturing timepieces (since 1865), and they’ve begin flooding their social media with videos and pictures celebrating their past. Yesterday, I received an email highlighting important points in their history. Here is a video they posted a few months ago:

I’m not going to claim to be an expert on social media (especially…

After 160 Years – The Story Begins (?)