Mar 10 2025
Zenith Pocket Watch. Grand Prix Paris 1900. Silver and Gold Case
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I have an excellent antique solid silver Zenith Pocket Watch that I’d like to sell. It’s a beautiful 15 Jewel Swiss pocket watch in terrific condition. The serial# dates it’s manufacture to 1915. The case and inner dust cover are marked as. It has gold trim around the dial as well as around the outer back cover. The dial, case, hinges and movement are in very good condition. (The dial may have a nearly unnoticeable hairline) The covers snap closed properly. It winds, sets and runs well. The bow is snug. It keeps very good time but please don’t expect it to run with digital accuracy. It has a micro-regulator to adjust the time keeping. The case shows hardly any wear and there is no engraving on the back where a monogram would go The inner dust cover shows the “Paris 1900 Grand Prix” medals for timekeeping. I will package the watch well so that it will arrive perfectly. If there are any questions don’t hesitate to ask. In 1865, at the age of 22, George Favre-Jacot began manufacturing watches under his name at a small workshops in Le Locle, Switzerland. After witnessing the success of American watch companies Waltham and Elgin utilizing mass production to sell affordable and reliable timepieces, he invested heavily in his own company to create a vertically integrated watchmaking operation, becoming the first manufacture d’horlogerie. At the 1900 Paris World’s Fair, George Favre-Jacot & Co. Was awarded the Grand Prix for their “Zenith” movement, so named because Favre-Jacot believed it represented the best of precision timekeeping. In 1911, the company was renamed to Fabrique des Montres Zenith S. After the prized movement.