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·Is there any info about Zodiac watches. I have a Zodiac Glorious that my father had. It is about 60 years old and still works great.
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoGoogle is your friend, try it.
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Baco Noir
·Zodiac used to be an independent watch company, died, and Fossil recently purchased the name and is making watches under the Zodiac name again.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Watches
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Watches
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tnt9
·Let me refresh this old thread about Zodiac watches. last week I got my self again Zodiac diver red dot with 7750 inside and because it is in bad condition and without one pusher I have sent it to my watchmaker for repair. I was looking at forum today and searched for Zodiacs here....
Few years ago I was in love with Zodiac watches from 90s. I did had small collection, 7-8 of them.
Why 90s. at that time, Willy Gad Monier (Former CEO of Tag Heuer) took over Zodiac company and you can see lot of Heuer „looks and influance“ in models from 90s. And I did like it very much, looking like Heuers but with that nice dots and logo that I liked very much.
Dots, yes.... that was also one interesting thing I liked very much. The dots were created to indicate the 'type' of watch being sold at the time. They called it the "Point Series". Red, Gold, and Silver were the primary categories, but there was a Blue dot. They roughly correspond to price, and there were themes in the design elements as well. The Red series were, termed "professional sports" models, Gold were the "professional diver" models, Silver were "elegant sports", and finally the Blue were "ultra-resistant professional divers".
Zodiac was bankrupt in late 90s and that was end of story for "Point series". from early 2000s they are inside Fossil company. in last 10 years they are again present on market with interesting looking models, but quartz movements.
some of mine old pictures (last one was from friend of mine):
Few years ago I was in love with Zodiac watches from 90s. I did had small collection, 7-8 of them.
Why 90s. at that time, Willy Gad Monier (Former CEO of Tag Heuer) took over Zodiac company and you can see lot of Heuer „looks and influance“ in models from 90s. And I did like it very much, looking like Heuers but with that nice dots and logo that I liked very much.
Dots, yes.... that was also one interesting thing I liked very much. The dots were created to indicate the 'type' of watch being sold at the time. They called it the "Point Series". Red, Gold, and Silver were the primary categories, but there was a Blue dot. They roughly correspond to price, and there were themes in the design elements as well. The Red series were, termed "professional sports" models, Gold were the "professional diver" models, Silver were "elegant sports", and finally the Blue were "ultra-resistant professional divers".
Zodiac was bankrupt in late 90s and that was end of story for "Point series". from early 2000s they are inside Fossil company. in last 10 years they are again present on market with interesting looking models, but quartz movements.
some of mine old pictures (last one was from friend of mine):
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Pokernico
·I was thinking of making an offer for this Sea Wolf 792-916 that’s for sale in my area. What do you think? It’s around $600 USD. Thanks.
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Dan S
·I was thinking of making an offer for this Sea Wolf 792-916 that’s for sale in my area. What do you think? It’s around $600 USD. Thanks.
Looks legit to me, and the bracelet is a bonus, although I'm not sure it's original to the watch. The hands, worn bezel, chewed up case, and a little mold on the lume plots obviously hurt the watch. I think it still has charm as a tool watch, but I don't know if I'd buy it at $600 USD. Re-luming the hands with a matching color would be fairly easy, but would add to the price. The bezels are frequently brassed, but that is worse than average, IMO. I don't think it will be an easy sell.
These wear very small, but I like them anyway, and the SeaWolf has a great history. Unlike most watches, the black dial SeaWolfs sell for less than the white, because the black are common and the white uncommon. So if you want a black dial, you can afford to be picky.
Or ... make a lower offer at a place where you'd really be safe and happy with it, like $300. People selling locally often have to take what they can get, and this watch has condition issues. If the seller is offended, who cares, you haven't lost much.
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Pokernico
·Looks legit to me, and the bracelet is a bonus, although I'm not sure it's original to the watch. The hands, worn bezel, chewed up case, and a little mold on the lume plots obviously hurt the watch. I think it still has charm as a tool watch, but I don't know if I'd buy it at $600 USD. Re-luming the hands with a matching color would be fairly easy, but would add to the price. The bezels are frequently brassed, but that is worse than average, IMO. I don't think it will be an easy sell.
These wear very small, but I like them anyway, and the SeaWolf has a great history. Unlike most watches, the black dial SeaWolfs sell for less than the white, because the black are common and the white uncommon. So if you want a black dial, you can afford to be picky.
Or ... make a lower offer at a place where you'd really be safe and happy with it, like $300. People selling locally often have to take what they can get, and this watch has condition issues. If the seller is offended, who cares, you haven't lost much.
Looks legit to me, and the bracelet is a bonus, although I'm not sure it's original to the watch. The hands, worn bezel, chewed up case, and a little mold on the lume plots obviously hurt the watch. I think it still has charm as a tool watch, but I don't know if I'd buy it at $600 USD. Re-luming the hands with a matching color would be fairly easy, but would add to the price. The bezels are frequently brassed, but that is worse than average, IMO. I don't think it will be an easy sell.
These wear very small, but I like them anyway, and the SeaWolf has a great history. Unlike most watches, the black dial SeaWolfs sell for less than the white, because the black are common and the white uncommon. So if you want a black dial, you can afford to be picky.
Or ... make a lower offer at a place where you'd really be safe and happy with it, like $300. People selling locally often have to take what they can get, and this watch has condition issues. If the seller is offended, who cares, you haven't lost much.
Looks legit to me, and the bracelet is a bonus, although I'm not sure it's original to the watch. The hands, worn bezel, chewed up case, and a little mold on the lume plots obviously hurt the watch. I think it still has charm as a tool watch, but I don't know if I'd buy it at $600 USD. Re-luming the hands with a matching color would be fairly easy, but would add to the price. The bezels are frequently brassed, but that is worse than average, IMO. I don't think it will be an easy sell.
These wear very small, but I like them anyway, and the SeaWolf has a great history. Unlike most watches, the black dial SeaWolfs sell for less than the white, because the black are common and the white uncommon. So if you want a black dial, you can afford to be picky.
Or ... make a lower offer at a place where you'd really be safe and happy with it, like $300. People selling locally often have to take what they can get, and this watch has condition issues. If the seller is offended, who cares, you haven't lost much.
Hi, thanks for the reply. He’ll never go down to $300; he was asking $800 and now he’s down to around $600. I don’t think he’ll go below $500. Anyway, the ones I found for sale all go from 1,000–1,200 USD and up, even without the bracelet.
I have some doubts about the bracelet: I think the original one has only the logo without the word “Zodiac” on the clasp, and the center link should be larger than the side ones, while on this one they seem to be the same size.
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·I have bought Seawolfs in much better condition for much less than you are describing, even the scarce white dial, including this one with an expanding original Gay Freres bracelet. IIRC correctly, I got this for about $700, and prices have not gone up, in fact the whole market is soft. Sometimes you just can't get a seller to understand the market, though.
You and the seller may be looking at unrealistic asking prices, instead of properly doing valuation based on sales prices. If you find one in fantastic condition with a correct bracelet, maybe I could imagine someone spending $1k if they were impatient. But price is extremely sensitive to conditions.
Edit: I just perused recent eBay sold items and found several nicer black dial examples that sold for under $500, - without a bracelet but with intact lume and better bezels. A couple were below $400. The OP bracelet, while not original, does have some value. I guess it really depends on how much you like the watch in person, and how much you value buying locally vs on eBay.
You and the seller may be looking at unrealistic asking prices, instead of properly doing valuation based on sales prices. If you find one in fantastic condition with a correct bracelet, maybe I could imagine someone spending $1k if they were impatient. But price is extremely sensitive to conditions.
Edit: I just perused recent eBay sold items and found several nicer black dial examples that sold for under $500, - without a bracelet but with intact lume and better bezels. A couple were below $400. The OP bracelet, while not original, does have some value. I guess it really depends on how much you like the watch in person, and how much you value buying locally vs on eBay.
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