Zodiac Olympos SST with hi-beat caliber 86 with reference 862 964

Zodiac Olympos SST with hi-beat caliber 86 with reference 862 964

Zodiac Olympos SST with TV rectangular case and round blue dial and stainless-steel baton marking each hour. On the dial is engraved “Olympos – Automatic SST”. At three o’clock comes the window for the day and date. It is a “Swiss Made” model. The watch comes with a Zodiac crown. It is a screwed back case with engraved outside “Zodiac – Automatic – Swiss – Water & Shock Resistant – Antimagnetic - 2673169” and inside “Zodiac - LTD - Le Locle Swiss- Acier Inox – 862-964”. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber 86 and 21 jewels. The watch comes with its original stainless-steel bracelet and a clasp buckle with the Zodiac logo.

History

Mr. Aristide Calame, watchmaker, started his company in 1882 in Switzerland. It was a small friendly company making watches for their own collection or on commission for other watch companies like Jurgensen. Before the end of the 19th century, the pieces sold by Aristide were given a name “Zodiac”. In 1908, due to its success, the name was protected under Swiss trademark law. That year was also the year that Zodiac started to produce its own movements. In 1930, the company presented one of the first self-winding wristwatches. Zodiac created iconic pieces like the “Autographic”, the “Sea Wolf” in 1953, which was a diver watch, the “Dynotron” in 1968 and the “Astrographic” in 1969. From 1982, the Dixi group, owners of the Zenith watch factory, held half the Zodiac shares. The company filled for bankruptcy in 1997 before being taking over by the Fossil Group.

Technical details

Automatic movement with caliber Zodiac 86, with 21 jewels and 36,000 A/h. It is a high-beat movement.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 39.50mm


Length including lugs: 42mm