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(around the same time Marc started carrying them):
I did some searching and found one as cheap as I had seen since this model first came out. One of the consequences of the cheap price is that it had a day wheel in another language, not a problem as they are pretty easy to swap!
Today I finaly got around to swapping the day wheel and once I got the movement out of the case I could see that the glass was pretty well scratched up on the front and the display back. I know it didn't come new this way which means I have scratched it up just wearing it around the house! Now I realize that domed mineral glass is particularly vulnerable but even for mineral glass this stuff is really soft.
I am debating weather I should even bother to put it back together and just order some sapphire for it but I have to be honest and say I already paid way more for this than it was worth so spending any more is just money down the drain!
Keep in mind that the Ti bracelet that comes with this watch doesn't fit it well either. The end link on the bracelet rubs on the case behind the hollow end link and will eventually wear a decent mark in the case. (dremel is your friend!)
All in all this Zeno Pilot is a disappointing piece of crap. I can go buy two Hamilton Chronographs(with sapphire) for what the Zeno cost and at least with the Hamilton I'm getting the watch and movement straight from the manufacturer not a half wit third party brand like zeno who doesn't actually make anything for themselves.
I've had some Zeno's that I really liked this is not one of them! coyote2.gif