Zodiac Goldenline Automatic 1970s
Condition — Lightly polished case with visible caseback scratches, original silver dial and hands
Provenance — One of the pieces I bought online rather than in a shop.
What draws my eye on this one is the set of tapered baton indices — each cut with a black-filled recess down the centre, catching light differently depending on the angle, against a dial that's otherwise a plain silvered sunburst. The hands match that faceted style, and the date window sits cleanly at three without crowding the layout. Zodiac branding and the "goldenline automatic" signature sit under the hour marker, unmarked and legible. Turning it over, the automatic movement is signed and numbered on the caseback medallion, which shows scattered handling marks consistent with real use rather than display. The case keeps sharp lug lines and good lustre on the flanks, with only minor edge wear where it's met a cuff. I'd put this on someone who wants a 1970s three-hand automatic to actually wear, not shelve — it reads well at a glance and holds up under closer inspection too.
Buying from a stranger, in short. Every fault I know of is in the listing, and if you find one I missed, the return stands. Take the watch to a watchmaker of your choosing before you pay — I have never once objected. Fourteen days to send it back, for any reason at all.
Privatverkauf. Everything described above — case, dial, hands, lume, rate and service history — is agreed condition for this watch and I stand behind all of it. Beyond that, the watch is sold excluding liability for material defects, as is normal between private individuals for a vintage mechanical object of this age. That exclusion does not cover anything I have misdescribed or failed to disclose, and never covers injury or intent.
Fourteen days to return it for any reason — my own promise, not a statutory withdrawal right. Terms · How I describe conditionElsewhere in the collection
