Hello John,
Very impressive story about your Zenith! Congratulations.
This was on my wrist since 5pm.
And your special Zenith gives me some hope for my NOS 1158CHN Carrera...maybe it was also customized by Heuer themselves at the time with a bracelet which is superior to the known "Milanese" bracelet we usually see on the 1158CHN Carrera's (and the word "usually" may be not well used in these because the original bracelets are extremely rare ofcourse!). And when I say superior I am not talking about the looks or originality of the bracelet but purely about the construction and the high detail...I'll need to invest some time in that matter...
Have a great weekend,
abel.