Zenith - Grand Prix - 1960-1969





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Zenith Grand Prix pocket watch with manual-wind movement, 50 mm metal case, 7 jewels, Swiss Made, made for Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) with a 24‑hour inner scale and enamel dial; functioning and weighing about 85 g.
Description from the seller
Zenith Railway Pocket Watch – Turkish Railways TCDD
Vintage pocket watch produced by the Swiss manufacturer Zenith, made for the Turkish railway company Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD – Turkish State Railways). Railway model with 24-hour scale, typical of watches used by railway staff for the precision of train timetables.
Era
Movement
Mechanical manual-wind movement
7 jewels
Signed Zenith
Swiss Made
Watch functioning
Case
Case in metal blanc (silvered/nickel-plated metal)
External back with engraving of a steam locomotive, crescent moon and Turkish star and the TCDD logo
Present inner dust cover (cuvettes) with engravings:
Grand Prix Zenith 1865
Precision Suisse Garantie
Internal case number: 130496
Dial
Original porcelain enamel dial
Black Arabic numerals
Red inner 24-hour scale
Inscription:
T.C. Devlet Demir Yollari
Zenith
Small seconds dial at 6 o'clock
Dial condition:
Good overall condition with a small enamel imperfection on the edge between 13 and 14 of the red scale (at no. 5) and at no. 2 a barely noticeable small line not visible from the front, normal for the age of the watch.
Hands
Original railway-style hands
Seconds indicator at 6 o'clock
Dimensions
Case diameter: approximately 48–50 mm (excluding crown)
Thickness: approximately 14–15 mm
Weight
Approximately 85 grams
General condition
Watch functioning
Original dial with small marginal imperfection
Case engravings clearly visible
Original Zenith movement
Zenith Railway Pocket Watch – Turkish Railways TCDD
Vintage pocket watch produced by the Swiss manufacturer Zenith, made for the Turkish railway company Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD – Turkish State Railways). Railway model with 24-hour scale, typical of watches used by railway staff for the precision of train timetables.
Era
Movement
Mechanical manual-wind movement
7 jewels
Signed Zenith
Swiss Made
Watch functioning
Case
Case in metal blanc (silvered/nickel-plated metal)
External back with engraving of a steam locomotive, crescent moon and Turkish star and the TCDD logo
Present inner dust cover (cuvettes) with engravings:
Grand Prix Zenith 1865
Precision Suisse Garantie
Internal case number: 130496
Dial
Original porcelain enamel dial
Black Arabic numerals
Red inner 24-hour scale
Inscription:
T.C. Devlet Demir Yollari
Zenith
Small seconds dial at 6 o'clock
Dial condition:
Good overall condition with a small enamel imperfection on the edge between 13 and 14 of the red scale (at no. 5) and at no. 2 a barely noticeable small line not visible from the front, normal for the age of the watch.
Hands
Original railway-style hands
Seconds indicator at 6 o'clock
Dimensions
Case diameter: approximately 48–50 mm (excluding crown)
Thickness: approximately 14–15 mm
Weight
Approximately 85 grams
General condition
Watch functioning
Original dial with small marginal imperfection
Case engravings clearly visible
Original Zenith movement

