Vintage Mens Zenith Sporto Watch with Original Box from 1957

Vintage Zenith Sporto Stainless Steel Watch from 1957 with Original Box

Regular price £545.00 Sale

Vintage Zenith Sporto Watch from 1957 with Original Box

Make: Zenith 

Model: Zenith Star Sporto

Size: (incl crown): 36mm

Movement: Zenith Cal 40 

Material: Stainless Steel

Date: 1957 

Mechanical Condition: Working perfectly and keeping very accurate time over our 48 hour test

Physical Condition: Very Good

History of Zenith:

As far as my local watchmaker is concerned Zenith is the "watchmakers watch", as you take a brief look at their history you can understand why he believes this.

Back in 1865, the founder of Zenith, Georges Favre-Jacot, revolutionised watch production by uniting all the watchmaking professions under one roof, thereby inventing the very concept of a Manufacture in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. His commitment to creating exceptional timepieces with the finest craftsmanship was encapsulated by a name synonymous with success, power and the highest point reached by a celestial body, none other than Zenith!

Over the past 149 years, Zenith has continued to create beautiful hand-crafted watches in very same location. Zenith is one of very few watchmakers that produce its pieces entirely in-house.

From creation to completion, a Zenith watch will spend nine months in their Swiss headquarters. During that time, they are meticulously crafted and tested. In fact, when all the watchmakers, designers, scientific researchers and engineers are considered, each watch is created by 80 different talented individuals!

The luxury brand’s autonomous spirit and high-end pedigree are reflected in the kind of inspiring individuals who have relied on their timepieces over the decades, and you are in good hands here as Mahatma Ghandi, the preeminent father of Indian nationalism, used a Zenith.

 

MOVEMENT:

 An in house Zenith Caliber 40 Movement running perfectly with original plastic cover protecting the movement from dust. Manual winded with Sub second and 17 jewels  

The movement inside runs with ultimate precision since the cal. 40 was also issued as a chronometer in some cases, this watch is therefore considered by many watch geeks to be a "chronometer capable" movement.

Zenith boasts incredible credentials when it comes to chronometer movements, its caliber 135 notably winning the chronometer competition from the Neuchatel Observatory for nothing less than 5 years in a row, from 1950 to 1954, including an absolute record in 1954.

The Cal 40, in this displays the same level of quality and precision, through a simple yet extremely efficient construction. Whilst it may not be a say chronometer on the dial, you would be hard pushed to understand why when you look at the movement. The 40 you are looking at is a glorious time-only watch of the highest level, as ground-breaking today as it was upon its release in the 1950s. This is value for money precision like no other.

Watch Overview

This rare Zenith vintage watch has been dated by us from its serial number to 1957, it has a beautiful silver and cream dial with lovely patina forming as you can see in the macro shot. It has an exquisite Zenith in-house manufactured Calibre 40, still with original back case and original box!

This movement has stunning gold parts and 17 jewels that shine through the movement like no other. It is keeping accurate time as it has been rigorously tested by our team, and is working perfectly. The Calibre 40 has a lovely textured sub second hand dial which is set into the dial at 6 o'clock.

It has a black premium leather strap made with a crocodile effect pattern, it is specifically tailored to this watch with ivory stitching that matches the dial tone. It feels great, will age gorgeously and will mould perfectly to your wrist!

CASE: Watch case is in great condition.
DIAL: Great condition with a wonderful patina
BACK CASE: Great condition
CROWN: Good condition, non original.
CRYSTAL: Great condition.
OVERALL CONDITION: Has been tested, cleaned and checked over and is in excellent working order.
PRESENTATION: Presented in the original Zenith watch box
AUTHENTICITY: Certification provided upon request.

Technical Specs:

CASE SIZE: 39mm including crown (36mm without crown)
STRAP SIZE: 18mm at lugs
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
BRACELET: Brand New Handmade Black Premium Leather Strap with Contrast White Stitching, crafted in the UK

Shipping:

Worldwide shipping available, all items are shipped fully insured and sent as priority mail.
For outside of the EU customs or import charges will be paid by the customer (if applied).

T&C's

The watch is guaranteed to be in full functioning good working condition when it is posted from our store.
For your peace of mind Wilberforce Watches offers a 30 day mechanical limited warranty for all watches, please see full terms and conditions for full details, available at email request.

Whether it be two days after the sale or two years, please let us know the issue as we have got your back. However please bear in mind that due to the nature of vintage watches, we do expect reasonable treatment of all watches by their new owners. So, no cave diving or base jumping please.