Cal 126-6

(c): Mars Mountain

ZENITH movement cal. 126-6, made in 109 000 pieces 1950-1955. A common sub-second 18 000 bph movement often found in 1950's Zenith watches. The base caliber 126 came in a handful of varieties, where the 126-6 is equipped with the incabloc shock proofing system.

This watch is profiled as a durable model with the caseback marked "stötsäker" (Swedish for shock proof), "waterproof" and "antimagnetic". It's a 33 mm screw back case with an inner metal shield, which was common for the more robust wristwatches of the 50's. The crystal needs to be replaced but the rest of the watch is in good shape. Zenith has informed me that this watch was manufactured in August 1951.

Cal 133.8

(c):Vultures78

Here is a ZENITH cal. 133.8 which is one of first Zenith automatic movements (together with cal. 133), and the first movement to have direct central second hand. It is a bumper automatic with 20 jewels, beating at 21.600 bph with a power reserve of 35 h. There were 77.000 watches produced with this caliber between 1951 and 1958. The watch is confirmed original by Zenith and dated to 06.07.1956. It has original dial and crown.