Zodiac Kingline 36000 Officially Certified Chronometer, 1960s

— Thirty-six thousand beats an hour —

"36,000" is printed proudly on the dial: ten beats per second, and the accuracy a very high-frequency movement makes possible. The smooth track of the hand across a calm dial is one of the defining sights of the golden age of mechanical watches.

— The dignity of a chronometer —

Fine vertical brushing radiates from the centre of the dial, with raised baton markers and sharp pencil hands sharpening the whole. A bearing worthy of "OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED CHRONOMETER", and untouched by its decades.

— A quiet witness —

The beautifully finished in-house high-beat calibre ZODIAC 78-79. Inside the case are the marks left by the watchmakers of the day and careful perlage decoration. Half a century on, the beat is as steady as ever.

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