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Model:	Zenith Pilot Chronograph	Last Scraped:	March 7, 2025, 10:17 p.m.
Username:	Frederic_gva	Location:	Unknown
Email:	Unknown	Feedback:	10 Reviews (100% )

I have for sale a Zenith Chronograph ref. A273 from 1968-1969. Condition is simply incredible.

Case is untouched with very sharp angles. Serial is clearly visible on the caseback. Photos are telling...

The soleil dial is immaculate. blued hands are original.

Crown is original; it is the one with a large star, which is quite rare on a A273

Watch comes with a NSA (Novavit SA) bracelet stamped for Zenith.

Movement is an original Zenith 146HP. I have no service history, but watch runs smoothly, chrono resets fine.

I am not interested for a trade

Price is CHF 4'200 / EUR 4'200 / USD 4’500

Revolut, bank wire or cash are preferred payment methods. Paypal is not my friend, sorry..

I am located in Geneva, Switzerland. Face 2 face is preferred of course. More photos are available upon request. I can ship from UE to avoid paperwork.

I have plenty of references (Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, USA, France, Italy, UK, Switzerland, etc…)

https://omegaforums.net/threads/frederic_gva-is-a-fantastic-seller.169998/

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https://omegaforums.net/threads/good-deal-with-frederic_gva.114827/

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Purchased a strap from Frederic_gva

Great and fast communication. International shipping was no hassle at all. Recommend to do business again with Frederic. Thanks again for the trustful deal ![:\)]
By Dr. Green Nov. 17, 2020, 5:18 p.m. on Omega Forums
Perfect purchase from Frederic_gva

Bought an expensive strap from Frederic, pleasurable experience from start to finish. Good photos in the listing Strap even better in the hand. No hesitation to recommend him as a good guy seller.
By Jonathan40 Oct. 12, 2020, 1:13 p.m. on Omega Forums
Frederic_gva Recommended Seller

I bought a strap from @Frederic_gva and would definitely buy from him again. He accommodated my annoying shipping request and the item arrived perfectly as described.
By Woops Aug. 19, 2020, 11:52 a.m. on Omega Forums
@Frederic_gva an A+ seller, definitely recommeded seller!

Just did a smooth transaction with @Frederic_gva. Definitely on your top seller list. Hope to do more transaction with him in the future.
By harrymai86 July 27, 2020, 7:32 a.m. on Omega Forums
Nice transaction with Frederic_gva

I would like to put a super positive feed for @Frederic_gva . He bought from me a nice Zenith chronograph. Super serious buyer and very nice person, I am happy to say that he's now a dear friend. Buy/sell with confidence from him. Matt
By vujen June 17, 2020, 2:44 a.m. on Omega Forums


	Established:	1865
	Website:	http://www.zenith-watches.com/
	Country of Origin:	Switzerland

Zenith SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. The company was started in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot at the age of 22, in Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel. Zenith was purchased by LVMH in November 1999, becoming one of several brands in their watch and jewellery division. Jean-Claude Biver became Interim CEO in 2017, replaced CEO Aldo Magada, who replaced Jean-Frédéric Dufour in 2014.

Zenith has a long reputation for the quality and precision of their watches. It is one of the Swiss watch manufacturers that still produce their own movements in-house.

The El Primero calibre, which was first released in 1969, and still produced today, was one of the first automatic chronograph movements and has a frequency of 36,000 alternations per hour (5 Hz). This high rate allows a resolution of 1⁄10 of a second and a potential for greater positional accuracy over the more common standard frequency of 28,800 alternations per hour (4 Hz). The El Primero was honoured with a 2012 release of the El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th, limited to 1,969 pieces (in honour of the original 1969 release date), that housed the same 36,000 vph movement and a sub-dial measuring in tenths of a second to make a complete rotation every ten seconds.

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