New Zenith Elite

[mlcor]

Hmm. I'm a big Zenith fan, and I like the simplicity of the design, but I think this one might be too big at 42mm--that's a lot of empty dial. Would have preferred a small seconds instead...

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Hodinkee story here:

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/the-zenith-elite-6150

[Der Amf]

So pleased to see a company having the guts to leave space on a dial! Central seconds and no date!! Is the tide finally turning?!

[mlcor]

Dunno, but I think 39mm would have been a better choice. Still large for a dress watch, but not so much of a vast expense of emptiness on the dial...

[Der Amf]

Dunno, but I think 39mm would have been a better choice. Still large for a dress watch, but not so much of a vast expense of emptiness on the dial...

Difficult to judge from stock photo, but that texture isn't so much empty as uninterrupted

[mlcor]

Time will tell. (No pun intended)

No price shown, of course, but if it's similar to past Elites, I'd guess it should be well under $10k in SS.

[geoffbot]

I beat you to it by 1 minute! I'll merge your thread into mine 😉

[Cybotron]

Perfect size and well balanced dial. Looks like a winner.

[tribe125]

Hmm. I'm a big Zenith fan, and I like the simplicity of the design, but I think this one might be too big at 42mm--that's a lot of empty dial.

Sure is. Your eyes have no focusing point with large and sparsely-populated dials.

[Hayseed Brown]

42mm is a ridiculous size for a watch with that refined of a dial. Which is an utter shame because I like EVERYTHING else about the watch. Before I read what the size was, I thought Zenith pulled off a masterpiece.

[Dan R]

I am with Der Amf on this one. Besides, 42 mm is a good average size for current times, IMO.

Cheers!

Dan