Lot 90
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Zenith. A very rare and attractive 18K gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, sales tag and “Panda” dial
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Zenith. A very rare and attractive 18K gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, sales tag and “Panda” dial

Signed Zenith, El Primero, Chronograph Automatic, ref. G581, no. 485D484, circa 1969

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Zenith. A very rare and attractive 18K gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, sales tag and “Panda” dial
Signed Zenith, El Primero, Chronograph Automatic, ref. G581, no. 485D484, circa 1969
Movement: automatic, cal. 3019 PHC, 31 jewels
Dial: white, applied luminous baton numerals, black subsidiary dials, window for date, outer black tachymetre scale
Case: snap on back, two round chronograph buttons
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 37 mm. diam.
With: Zenith gilt buckle, sales tag
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve. On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 8% on both the premium as well as the hammer price. Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

The present example is one of very few ref. G581 models known to the market and is arguably the finest in terms of condition. It is reported that Zenith produced only 250 examples of this reference.

Ref. G581 was part of the family of the early El Primero automatic chronographs that along with the Calibre 11 movement and the Seiko reference 6139 were all introduced in 1969 as part of the first three automatic chronograph movements brought to market.

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