Zodiac Sea-Chron

Last year Zodiac released the Zodiac Sea-Chron, or I guess I should say re-leased, as this new chrongraph model is a modern version of a vintage Zodiac model from the 1960s. This watch is not just the Sea-Chron in name only either, like some brands do. They didn’t take the name and put it on a new model that looks nothing like the original, matter of fact there is a lot of the same styling and design from the original, but as it should be, it has been upgraded in quite a few ways and stands on its own as a luxury chronograph watch. And I say luxury, as this Sea-Chron does not come cheap at $2,995. This Swiss-made piece uses a Sellita SW510B movement, has a sapphire crystal, a ceramic bezel insert, a 5-link stainless steel bracelet, and comes in two dial options, reverse panda and a blue dial with black subdials. Oh, and it’s quite the beauty.
Specifications

42mm Stainless Steel Case

20mm Lug Width 

50mm Lug to Lug

14.5mm Thick (17mm thick including crystal)

Weight 190 Grams

Domed Sapphire Crystal 

Ceramic Bezel Insert

Sandwich Dial

Movement Sellita SW510 B

200m Water Resistant

5 Link Bracelet

Price $2,995
https://www.zodiacwatches.com/en-us/products/sea-chron-automatic-stainless-steel-watch/ZO3604.html

Before we get to the new model, let’s take a quick look at the vintage reference. As you can see the original Sea-Chron looks a lot like the modern version. Really, at a quick glance, you could confuse...