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 & vintage
Swiss collectible,
Amazing MILITARY FLIEGER STYLE WWIIMen wrist watch ZENITH CHRONOMETER
Laco Aviator RLMservice wristwatches of the German Army,
(R.L.M) Reich Luftwaffe Ministerial Officers 1939-1945. This vintage watch is originally very rare and collectable, therefore remains the preference of the Officers Luftwaffe WWII.Art Deco 0,800 silver
casewhich signed "ZENITH"
. This watch have two rear cover - external and internal. The presence of the inner lid (inner lid is metal) - this is a good sign of quality watch. It is used to protect the mechanism from dust and to provide added protection from moisture.This
watch has original
Beautiful GOLD PLATED HIGH-GRADE movement with BI-METALLIC SWAN NECK MICROMETER REGULATOR & BLUE BREGUET BALANCE SPRING, also which is signed "
ZENITH"
.
The re-finished dial is in excellent condition, professionally restored and beautifully done. On the dial, hours markers and watch-hands are fluorescent (luminous in dark). This is a “NAIL SET” watch so you don’t pull the crown out to set the time. Instead, you press the little button below the crown IN and then move the crown to set the hands, releasing the button once you’re finished. It’s easy, so don’t worry about getting the hang of it!On face 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 wrist watch was kept till our time in 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: 58
Diameter of the case: 52 mm
Diameter of the dial: 45
Thickness: 15
Band size: 22 mm
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