Hi, new here and always wanted a vintage Zodiac, I've been looking at a 313.29.09, could anyone please give me any info on this. If you think this would be a good purchase or not? There's also a 309.29.09, would this be better?

As stated any help would honestly be massively appreciated, thank you for your time.

I just acquired an original service manual for the Spacetronic - and I scanned it in order to share it. It is in Swedish however - if you need a section translated I may be able to help, you are welcome to ask. THIS MANUAL HAS BEEN OFFERED TO THE ZODIAC CATALOGUE SITE and will hopefully appear there shortly in stead of in this post.

If its a 20 ATM case its most likely from after 1958. It appears - but it's not confirmed -  that the first 20ATM version was seen at the Basel Fair that year - and it is certainly in ads etc from 1959 and onwards. I'm unsure if that was this exact version, you would need to dig further into the archives to decide.

The nicest tropical zodiac I have seen. Untouched case. All original. Fully overhauled by Andy Lewis. On original bracelet that's unpolished. Purchased from Eric Wind. Selling for what I have in it.

$3.5k. Free shipping in continental US.

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By the way: The association of Zodiac with the Swiss Federal Railways lasted into the 1950ies, where it is still mentioned in ads. Some claim that the logo was also first introduced in the 1950ies , so that is most likely the decade for this piece.

Even if half of all Zodiacs at one point was exported to the US, Rene Calame, then CEO, in a 1950ies interview mentioned Scandinavia as a succesful market for them. Sweden appears to have been important and an early market too after WW2. Denmark followed in 1953 at first small scale but later on level with many other Swiss brands. To my best knowledge Omega dominated here as did Rolex (in the then relatively small luxury segment), measured on the large scale Zodiac seemed to be comparable to for instance Certina and Eterna.

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing that with us!

That is pretty awesome. Great Piece!

I would like to introduce you to a cool curiosity. Here is an original Zodiac display stand from the 1950s/60s, made for the Swedish distributor of the brand, by Ruegg of Le Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland. The inscription reads - "Official brand of the Swiss State Railways." After a restoration lasting several hours, it has once again regained its former luster. Cheers !!!

Excellent. Thank you very much for your confirmation. Have a nice day gentlemen