Another Unusual Zenith Diver

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I think I'll call it the Goldfish. Or maybe the Dorado.

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Champagne dial, gold-plated case and three different lume colors on the hands. I think the lume is original; if that's not the original lume color scheme, it should have been. Sparkly gold date wheel. Bi-directional bezel. Diameter is 39mm excluding crown.


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Correct but well-worn buckle (purchased separately).

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No serial number on the case back, and no evidence that one has been polished off... most unusual.


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There is this between the lugs, though. Monsieur Piquerez has been here... no surprise...

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... but there's no Compressor-Head inside the case back, and no reference number, just the GP info.

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The freshly serviced 2552PC, the engine of so many of my favorite Zenith divers of the late 60's, is looking mighty clean.

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Dorado have blue, yellow, and green coloration.



I'd say that's more like a yellow tail snapper.....



..... or better yet a moorish idol.

 
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Yeah, it's looking more like a goldfish. 馃榾
 
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ooooh, 'nuther good one. On the bling-y side fro a diver, but that does draw in the barracudas. I'm generally known to be a big fan of the colored-lume second hand, but I dunno about the different hour and minute hand lume.
 
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That is a stunner! Congratulations! May I ask the case size in these?

Thanks! Diameter 38.7 mm, lug-to-lug 44.9 mm, thickness 13.2 mm, lug width 20.0 mm.

These dimensions are nearly identical to those of this black-and-white diver, which measures 38.4 x 45.1 x 13.0 mm, with a 20 mm lug width.

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The Goldfish is noticeably bigger than this blue diver, which measures 37.7 x 43.8 x 12.6 mm, with an 18.0 mm lug width.

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Nice, they all look like they wear a little larger than they are. It is cool that Zenith chose not to boast about the depth rating of these on the dial of these. It makes the dial nice and uncluttered. I think i would like to own one. Has anyone called dibs yet 馃槣