Brand Information: Zenith
Founded in 1865 by its fastidious owner, Zenith, as its name connotes, represented the pinnacle of watchmaking perfection. Georges Favre-Jacot and his company was one of only a few watchmakers that manufactured complete watches. Morever, he produced these watches using up-to-date machinery and tools that he built himself. Zenith has garnered more than 1,500 international watchmaking awards and continues to produce wristwatches of distinction.
Vintage 1955 Mens Wristwatch
Model: 18.1955.689-02.C492 |
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This is the Zenith Vintage 1955 18.1955.689-02.C492 watch
Other series by Zenith include: |
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| Item number: |
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18.1955.689/02.C492 |
| Brand: |
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Zenith |
| Style Number: |
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18.1955.689-02.C492 |
| Also Called: |
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18195568902C492, 18.1955.689, NEW VINTAGE 1955 |
| Series: |
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Vintage 1955 |
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Mens |
| Case: |
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18k Rose Gold |
| Dial Color: |
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Silver |
| Watch Bracelet / Strap: |
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Leather - Black Alligator, hand-stitched |
| Watch Clasp: |
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Triple Folding Deployant |
| Movement: |
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Automatic |
| Engine: |
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Zenith Caliber Elite 689 (28,800vph, 146 parts, 31 jewels, Cotes de Geneve, Extra Flat) |
| Functions: |
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Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds at 6 |
| Crystal: |
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Sapphire - Scratch Resistant, anti-reflective treatment both sides |
| Case Diameter: |
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40.0 mm |
| Caseback: |
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Transparent Sapphire Case Back |
| Bezel Material: |
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18k Rose Gold |
| Bezel Function: |
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Fixed |
| Water Resistance: |
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30m / 100ft (suitable for splashing, light rain; unsuitable for swimming or diving) |
| Crown: |
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18k Rose Gold, Fluted |
| Power Reserve: |
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50+hour power reserve. |
| Watch Bracelet Length: |
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8.0 inches |
| Additional Info: |
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With this limited edition, ZENITH wanted to celebrate 1955, a year of utter success for ZENITH. A year marked, amongst other things, by Albert Einstein's death, Rosa Park fighting against racism sitting in a bus traditionally reserved for whites, Grace Kelly falling for the charming Prince Ranier of Monaco, James Dean the icon of living fury as well as the elegant Clark Gable and Cary Grant.
All of the aesthetics of the 50s was reinvented to create this mythical and timeless piece. A redesigned rose gold case in contrast with the smooth gray dial, Delta indexes and a convex glass, assembled with nostalgia in order to obtain a perfect equilibrium. ZENITH thus pays homage to a historical model by the Manufacture. In fact, the old version housed a 135 caliber, a manual movement chronometer, one of the best known in the history of watchmaking. For 5 years in a row (from 1950 to 1955) this movement was awarded the prize by the Neuchatel Chronometry Observatory. Wearing a New Vintage 1955 is reliving a bit of history. |
| Limited/Special Edition: |
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Limited Edition of 250 pieces |
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Shipping, Warranty and Other Information |
- Usually ships within 2-3 business days, after our 24-48 hour credit verification has been performed following order placement. Gemnation ships via FedEx insured second-day air delivery, free. If you have selected expedited shipping or have a specific deadline for receipt, please e-mail us to ensure prompt delivery.
- Please note, that in order to keep the price of our luxury goods as low as possible, those items costing less than $200, will be shipped promptly via FedEx Ground, generally reaching you within the same period as Second Day Air.
- 10% restocking fee on all returned watches.
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- Packaging and Documentation: This watch is GUARANTEED 100% authentic, has ORIGINAL SERIAL NUMBERS and is shipped in FACTORY-FRESH, BRAND NEW, UNWORN condition with ALL manufacturer documentation and packaging. Package contains watch manufacturer's certificate of authenticity (if such certificate is applicable, and provided by the manufacturer), tags, stickers, boxes, and user manuals .
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- We sell luxury timepieces at considerably lower prices than the manufacturers list price. Gemnation is not an Authorized Zenith Watch Dealer and is not affiliated with Zenith. Authorized dealers are not permitted to discount or sell watches on the Internet. For this reason, we choose not to be authorized watch dealers for many of the brands that we sell. Since we are not authorized dealers for many of the watch manufacturers, we may be unable to ship the original watch manufacturers warranty. In all cases, however, we provide a 1 year Gemnation warranty (active from the date of purchase). If we can supply the original warranty we provide this information in the individual watch description.
- Warranty: A 1-year warranty is provided by Gemnation.com unless otherwise indicated in the above description. For warranty and servicing purposes, Gemnation utilizes a full-time Swiss-trained watchmaker who is licensed and trained to repair every brand and model of watch that we sell.
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