#Vintage Zenith TimeCommand Quartz Watch

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Vintage Zenith TimeCommand Swiss-Made Men's Quartz Watch, Silver Dial With Stainless Steel Case & Matching Bracelet, Analog With Red LED Digital Display, Working Condition, Circa 1977 by Joe Haupt

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Vintage Zenith Men's TimeComand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Readout, Original Zenith Leather Watch Band, Made In Switzerland, Circa 1977 by Joe Haupt

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Vintage Zenith Men's TimeComand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Readout, Original Zenith Leather Watch Band, Made In Switzerland, Circa 1977 by Joe Haupt

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Vintage Zenith Men's TimeCommand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Readout, Stainless Steel Case, Original Band, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt

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Vintage Zenith Men's TimeCommand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Readout, Stainless Steel Case, Original Band, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt

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Zenith Men's TimeCommand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Display, Original Bracelet, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 by Joe Haupt Via Flickr: Three different dial face colors along with silver and gold-tone cases.

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Vintage Zenith Swiss-Made Time Comand Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Readout, Souvenir Of The 1977 NHL All Star Game, Back Engraved Peter McNab, Bruins by Joe Haupt Via Flickr: The 30th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, home of the Vancouver Canucks, on January 25, 1977. Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference for the third consecutive year. TimeCommand was a trademark of the Zenith Radio Corporation. It was first used in commerce by the company on July 7, 1976. Zenith Radio Corporation of the United States produced and sold watches through a Swiss subsidiary in the 1970s. Its venture into watchmaking operations lasted from 1971 to 1978 when the company sold off its money-losing Swiss watchmaking subsidiary. That subsidiary, Zenith SA, continues in operation today. The most famous of the company's movements is the El Primero, the first integrated automatic chronograph movement produced. Today, few remember that at one time the company's future was seen to be in the production of moderately-priced electronic quartz watches.

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Zenith Men's TimeComand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Readout, Black Face, Stainless Steel Case, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt

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Zenith Men's TimeComand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Readout, Black Face, Stainless Steel Case, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt

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Vintage Advertising For Zenith TimeCommand Quartz Watches In The Los Angeles Times Newspaper, June 6, 1977 by Joe Haupt Via Flickr: These watches were made when Zenith, the Swiss watch maker, was owned by the Zenith Radio Corporation of the United States. Zenith Radio Corporation's venture into watchmaking operations lasted from 1971 to 1978. Facing heavy competition and financial stress, the company sold off its money-losing Swiss watchmaking subsidiary in 1978. Zenith, the Swiss watchmaker, still exists today. The company was purchased by LVMH (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE) in November 1999, becoming one of the several brands in its watch and jewelry division. For more information on current offerings by Zenith, check out the Zenith-Watches.com website.

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Vintage Zenith TimeCommand Quartz Watch With Digital Readout, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt

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Vintage Zenith TimeCommand Quartz Watch With Digital Readout, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt

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Vintage Zenith Men's TimeCommand Quartz Wrist Watch With Red LED Display, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt

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Zenith Men's TimeCommand Wrist Watch, Quartz Movement, Analog Time With LED Digital Display, Original Bracelet, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 by Joe Haupt Via Flickr: In 1971, Zenith Radio Corporation acquired a majority interest in the Movado-Zenith-Mondia Holding Company of Switzerland. The Swiss Zenith watch company was founded in 1865. Prior to the acquisition, Zenith watches had won many prizes for their precision and quality in the Swiss watch industry. Movado was established in 1881, and the company was well-known in the United States in 1971 as a prestige line of fine watches. Founded in 1905, the Mondia company made a line of watches in the moderate priced field. Zenith Radio Corporation's foray into watchmaking was short-lived. In 1978, the company exited the field when they sold off their money-losing Swiss watchmaking subsidiary. It is interesting to note that watchmaker Charles Vermot is honored on the current Zenith SA watch company's website. In 1975, according to the Zenith website, he hid the plans, parts, and tools required to make mechanical movements in order to save them from destruction. This was following the decision of the company that owned Zenith at the time (the not to be named Zenith Radio Corporation) to limit production to quartz watches only.

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Vintage Zenith Men's TimeCommand Quartz Wrist Watch With Red LED Display, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt Via Flickr: It is interesting to note that the Zenith Watch Company of Switzerland was actually blacklisted by the United States State and Treasury Departments during World War II. The reason was the Company's significant sales to the Nazis during the War. The blacklist was discontinued in July 1946/

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Vintage Zenith Men's TimeCommand Quartz Wrist Watch With Red LED Display, Swiss-Made, Circa 1976 - 1978 by Joe Haupt