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I am aware of Zeno's "claims" of counterfeiting but given that they are really not a big enough brand name to interest counterfeiters I am still inclined to believe that what is really behind that is Zeno trying to protect their brick and mortar distribution chains from low ball Grey market sales.
Zeno makes subtle changes to their models from year to year so if you really want to be honest about authenticity you can't guarantee it's real without walking into the front doors at Zeno watch basel and buying direct from them. One of the problems with being small is you can't be consistent in your designs from year to year because you have to rely on other manufacturers to produce the parts for you.
If it had been a stainless steel three hander I might be more suspicious of its authenticity but I bought this through an established EU dealer and it is a genuine 7750 with a Zeno signed rotor and the quality and fit and finish of everything else is definitely Zeno right down to the high quality gaskets that are used in it so I am pretty sure this is just a case of "Genuine" stupidity.
I have been racking my brain trying to remember doing something stupid with it that would have scratched it but I am pretty sure it's been in my display box and on my workbench and that is it. I don't scratch watch crystals either usually. The last time I damaged a watch crystal it was welding slag in the shop and that is technically not a scratch ;)
In defence of Zeno's reputation the watch doesn't say on it that it is sapphire and most brands will brag about it if it is so It's not like I was mislead or anything only supprised by how fragile the it really is!
Last edited on Sat May 5th, 2007 01:27 pm by OldeCrow