In 1865 Georges Favre-Jacot, at the age of only 22, created what was to later become the core concept of the watch-making term ‘Manufacture’, and give rise to Zenith watches. Favre-Jacot brought various artisans involved in the watch-making industry together under one roof. He provided the basic facilities, including heat and light, that enabled these artisans to focus entirely on the design and making of their timepieces.
The ‘manufacture’ was born. The word manufacture derives from the French language where the word literally means a ‘manufacturing company’. In the watch-making industry ‘manufacture’ has come to be used to denote a factory where watches are made almost completely if not entirely - in particular, the watch ‘movement’, the principal elements and mechanism of a watch. Because Zenith, conceives, manufactures and assembles its own movements in its workshops in Le Locle, in Switzerland, it can be called a Swiss Watch Manufacture. A term and a guarantee of excellence that is rare for a watch brand today. Then, having created what he felt was the perfect watch movement, Georges Favre-Jacot went out and gazed up towards the starlit sky. The story goes; he saw a gigantic constellation turning around the Pole star. For Georges, the stars rotating around the axis of the Pole star recalled the movement of the pivots and the wheels on their axes in the movement he had just created. It was then he decided then to call his new movement, and its Manufacture, after the word that designates the highest point in the universe, zenith. He also adopted the star as the company’s logo. Georges Favre-Jacot retired in 1929, by which time Zenith had achieved watch-making history winning prestigious prizes and medals for timekeeping precision at international shows in Geneva, Paris, Barcelona, and Neuchвtel. In 1969, Zenith produced the world's first automatic chronograph movement, the El Primero. Besides this first, what makes this particular movement special is that it oscillating at 36,000 alternations per hour, and so it is able to measure short time intervals to a tenth of a second, an unsurpassed world record in
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Short description of watch
I bring to your attention to this rare antique
Swiss collectible,
AmazingMen wrist watch ZENITH CHRONOMETER
. Many watchmakers tried re-made pocket watches into wristwatches. But you need understand, the military operations and time incidents, couldn't able to protect an old watch case in good condition. The stainless steel case, NEW custom made, fantastic, builds specially for this excellent ZENITH movement.This
watch has original
Beautiful GOLD PLATED HIGH-GRADE movement with FOUR SCREWED GOLD SETTINGS (CHATONS) & BI-METALLIC SWAN NECK MICROMETER REGULATOR & BLUE BREGUET BALANCE SPRING, also which is signed "
ZENITH"
.
The re-finished Art Deco Engraved Black & Silver Metal dial - is in excellent condition, professionally restored and beautifully done. Watch Hands – amazing original Louis XVI filigree gold plated steel hands. On face side and back side, dome glass is mineral crystal.
To the watch a NEW watchband is added in a GIFT.The watch has been restored, checked and calibrated by a master watchmaker in good running condition. This unique watch was kept till our time in very good condition. Getting such thing you do good capital investment. Every year the price for them will increase only! This
pocketwatch is a stylish acquisition for collectors, 100% satisfaction, and good present or for everyday use!
Technical information:
Diameter of the case with crown: 52
Diameter of the case: 48 mm
Diameter of the dial: 39
Thickness: 15
Band size: 20 mm
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