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Zenith 146D with medical dial
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byunjoe
·most everything including the dial looks alright to me, but the lugs looks to have been polished quite a bit.
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timoss
·Agreed. Looks correct but definitely seen some polishing. Here’s one I used to have for comparison:
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CaptainWinsor
·Looks fine. Probably 1961-62 ish by case number
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Mephisto
·Any idea whether the caduceus engraving was factory-made by Zenith or if it was done by the owner?
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Polishing aside, the watch is good. One of the owners probably commissioned the engraving which to me is a plus to the overall watch.
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ken_hodson
·Not really related to the watch...but there is quite a bit of debate as to whether the Caduceus symbol (double snake) represents medicine.
Traditionalists believe that the true symbol of medicine is the Rod of Asclepius, a single snake wrapped around a rod, representing Aesculapius, the Greek god of healing.
The double snake symbol is more modern and was adopted by the American Medical Association as a logo. It represents the gods Hermes or Mercury and is said to be associated with thieves, merchants and messengers!
Good article here, if anyone is interested!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar... a symbol,a desirable protector of physicians
Cool watch though, particularly if you are in medicine.
Traditionalists believe that the true symbol of medicine is the Rod of Asclepius, a single snake wrapped around a rod, representing Aesculapius, the Greek god of healing.
The double snake symbol is more modern and was adopted by the American Medical Association as a logo. It represents the gods Hermes or Mercury and is said to be associated with thieves, merchants and messengers!
Good article here, if anyone is interested!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar... a symbol,a desirable protector of physicians
Cool watch though, particularly if you are in medicine.
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Artu58
·Credo che fossero di fabbrica poiché li ho visti prima su questo modello. Anche se non sono sicuro se facessero parte di un grande ordine speciale tramite un gioielliere o una fabbrica Zenith.
Credo che fossero di fabbrica poiché li ho visti prima su questo modello. Anche se non sono sicuro se facessero parte di un grande ordine speciale tramite un gioielliere o una fabbrica Zenith.
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Mephisto
·Not really related to the watch...but there is quite a bit of debate as to whether the Caduceus symbol (double snake) represents medicine.
Traditionalists believe that the true symbol of medicine is the Rod of Asclepius, a single snake wrapped around a rod, representing Aesculapius, the Greek god of healing.
The double snake symbol is more modern and was adopted by the American Medical Association as a logo. It represents the gods Hermes or Mercury and is said to be associated with thieves, merchants and messengers!
Good article here, if anyone is interested!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439707/#:~:text=The Caduceus is a symbol,a desirable protector of physicians
Cool watch though, particularly if you are in medicine.
The Caduceus is a symbol of commerce appropriated by physicians. How deeply ironic.
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ken_hodson
·The Caduceus is a symbol of commerce appropriated by physicians. How deeply ironic.
