Zodiac Astrographic

[scottjc]

Originally produced in 1969, this watch has been re-released and looks super funky.
What do you guys think of the 'floating' hands and overall look?

[skywatch]

I think mystery dial watches are cool, and I'm glad to see Zodiac doing more automatic watches instead of all the quartzes they were doing for so long. I like me a little funk.

I have a very specific childhood memory of seeing some really cool psychedelic geometric pulsating dial watches back in the '70s. I wonder what happened to those. Makes me want to go do an image search now. They usually had a sort of star motif, with a bit of a moiré thing going on. Hmmm...

[skywatch]

Hah! I found them - Ernest Borel Cocktail Watch. Another moment in time, for sure.

[scottjc]

Hah! I found them - Ernest Borel Cocktail Watch. Another moment in time, for sure.

I guess that looked pretty cool in the 70's.

[skywatch]

I guess that looked pretty cool in the 70's.

Especially to 12 year old kid interested in watches. I remember seeing these in jewelry store windows and thought they were the bees knees.

[scottjc]

Especially to 12 year old kid interested in watches. I remember seeing these in jewelry store windows and thought they were the bees knees.

To be honest, I'd wear them now if they weren't gp.

[whatmeworry]

Agree re the Zodiac, very cool looking piece.

[tribe125]

I like it. I think I prefer the white one -

[scottjc]

I like it. I think I prefer the white one -

Oh yes, that is pretty special.
I haven't been tempted by another brand like this for quite some time...

[skywatch]

To be honest, I'd wear them now if they weren't gp.

Yup... I was trying to find a photo anywhere on the interwebs of a SS or chrome version, and apparently that just did not happen.