Vintage Zodiac Automatic Ladies Watch Dark Blue Dial Date Steel 28mm NSA 1970s

About this watch

A charming 1970s Zodiac automatic for ladies. The dark blue dial carries the Zodiac crosshair emblem and signature, "AUTOMATIC" and "SWISS MADE", with applied silver baton markers, silver baton hands and a framed date window at 3 o'clock. The round 28mm stainless steel case has a wide brushed bezel and a crown at 4 o'clock, and the snap caseback is engraved with the Zodiac name and logo, "Automatic", "Water", "Shockresistant", "Antimagnetic", "Swiss" and Zodiac's dolphin emblem. It is worn on a stainless steel link bracelet with an NSA Swiss-made "Steel Inox" fold-over clasp. Presented in a wooden watch box.

Brand heritage

Zodiac traces its roots to 1882, when Ariste Calame founded his watchmaking business in Le Locle, Switzerland; the Zodiac name was registered in 1908. The brand is best known for the 1953 Sea Wolf, one of the first purpose-built dive watches, and for its 1960s and 1970s automatic sports and dress watches such as the Astrographic and Olympos.

Why this one is special

• Swiss automatic (self-winding) movement with date, rare in a ladies' watch of this size
• Deep dark blue dial with applied silver markers, very 1970s
• Distinctive wide-bezel round case with crown at 4 o'clock
• Steel link bracelet with signed NSA Swiss-made clasp

Specifications

• Brand: Zodiac
• Model: Zodiac Automatic (ladies)
• Case size: 28 mm (excluding crown)
• Movement: Swiss automatic, hours, minutes, seconds and date
• Case: stainless steel, wide brushed bezel, crown at 4 o'clock, signed snap caseback
• Dial: dark blue with applied silver baton markers, silver baton hands, date at 3 o'clock
• Bracelet: stainless steel link bracelet with NSA "Swiss Made, Steel Inox" fold-over clasp
• Era: circa 1970s

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with visible signs of wear: scratches and marks on the bezel, case and caseback, light wear on the bracelet and clasp, and some light marks on the dial and crystal. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch and a wooden watch box (not Zodiac branded), as shown. No papers.

Shipping & Returns

Free shipping with DHL from Cairo, Egypt.
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping.

Ref: H841