Cal 88-5-T

(c): Mars Mountain

ZENITH movement cal. 88-5-T. Manual ladies' size caliber made in 12 000 pieces in 1964. The base caliber 88 was made in quite a few different flavours, with a total count of almost 400 000 pieces. This makes the 88 a very common movement in Zenith's ladies' watches from the golden age of swiss watchmaking.

Ladies' watches doesn't hold much value today compared to similar gent's watches. These microscopic movements are more difficult to repair which makes them go into the dustbin when they break or dry up. So, if you are interested in collecting some extreme pieces of micro mechanics you should go for ladies' watches.

I got this one for my wife (almost for free but don't tell her that!), and I'm very happy to see that she wears it regularly. I like the classic clean looks of the steel case and brushed steel dial.