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FS: 1970's Zenith Defy High Beat with fume dial *PIC*

For sale from my personal collection is a 1970's Zenith Defy High Beat with fume dial in excellent vintage condition. The main characteristic of the watch is the attractive and unusual fume dial with a wave pattern and the rare high beat movement Zenith Cal. 2832 which runs with 5 HZ / 36’000 beats per hour.

MODEL / REFERENCE: Zenith Defy High Beat, Ref. 01-0060-345
DIAL+HANDS: excellent fume dial with wave pattern. Tritium lume on hands and lume dots are fully intact. Hands and dial are almost in perfect condition. Under the loupe and strong light, you will notice some oxidation on the seconds hand. Italian date wheel.
CRYSTAL: Mineral glass in good condition
MOVEMENT: rare Zenith Automatic Cal. 2832 – High Beat 36’000 in very good condition.
CASE: 37.5 x 40 mm stainless steel case in excellent condition.
CASEBACK: stainless steel factory engraved caseback in good condition.
CROWN: Original Zenith signed crown
BRACELET: The watch comes on a generic steel bracelet with folding clasp.
ACESSORIES: none

Dial, crown, caseback, movement & buckle signed. The watch is in overall excellent condition, has been serviced in 2016 and is fully functional.
The price is 1250 CHF (Swiss Francs) or OBRO plus shipping at actual cost. Low ball offers will be politely ignored. The watch can also be sold through Chrono24, which provides a safe Escrow service. Watch and I are in Switzerland.
References
I have not sold watches on Chroncentric yet. However I have 100% positive feedback on ebay since 2006 and I have sold many watches on Chrono24. I can also provide references from OF.
Please feel free to contact me in German, English, French or Chinese. I am happy to provide further details/pictures and to supply references.











Payment
bank wire or PayPal (please add 4.4% to the price to cover PayPal fees).
Conditions of sale
The large, clear unaltered pictures are an important part of the description.
I check the watch to be certain it runs when listed and I re-check before shipping.
Import duties, taxes and charges: Import duties, taxes and charges (typically collected upon delivery or pickup) are the buyer's responsibility and are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Please check with your country's customs office prior to bidding/ buying to determine what these additional costs will be.
Returns only accepted within 3 days of receipt if the watch is not as described and pictured and it is returned in the same exact condition as it was sold. Refunds will only be made upon a full inspection and will amount to the purchase price minus shipping and handling costs. Buyer is responsible for the return postage, insurance, and safe delivery of the watch back to me.
Shipping:
Insured and registered parcels by Swiss Post, DHL or Fedex. Upon prior agreement, the watch can also be shipped from Germany.
thanks for looking and Chronotrader for the space!
Stefan

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