ZENITH wrist watch from 1917 | TiME for a 100 year old WW1 trench watch?!

This ZENITH wrist watch is over 100 years old. It’s from the World War 1 era (1917) and represents one of the early timepieces, when the transition from pocket to wrist watches took place. In this video, I will give you all the details about trench watches and the early days of Zenith as a watchmaker. Additionally, I will provide you with an overview of this piece, it’s Sterling silver case and amazing movement inside. I’ll also explain why the 12 is often shown in red or blue on these WW1 watches. Picture sources in chronological order of appearance: Picture of the newer Zenith models (Defy, Chronomaster, Pilot) and picture of Georges Favre-Jacot from: www.zenith-watches.com Picture of the El Primero advertisement from: www.timeandwatches.com Picture of the Seiko Speedtimer and the El Primero movement sketch from: www.chronocentric.com Picture of the “Fabriques des Billodes” from: www.watch-wiki.org Picture of the Trench watch advertisement, the “proper” Borgel trench watch and the “Unbreakable crystal” advertisement from: www.vintagewatchstraps.com Picture of the broken mineral crystal from: www.timesticking.com Picture of the discolored and new Celluloid crystal from: www.watchuseek.com Picture of the Lepine layout Omega pocket watch from: www.omegawatches.com Picture of the Savonette layout pocket watch from: www.wikipedia.org This video was not sponsored and the video footage stems (if not explicitly specified otherwise) solely from my own watch. Chapters: 0:00 ZENITH - The Brand 1:45 Trench Watch? 2:20 Case Dimensions & Crystal 3:40 Fixed Lugs & Strap 4:09 Dial: Why the red 12? 5:40 Caseback & Movement 6:18 Price & Conclusion #zenith #trenchwatch #ww1watch