One may show up on eBay, set up a search there.

Hello, anyone know where I might find a bezel for my 1970's dive chronograph. The case measures approximately 36.8 mm.

 

So cute!!

Quote from: janiceandfred on May 18, 2026, 05:01:01 PMbut if your guy is familiar with Zodiacs I'll give him a try.

 

Hi Butch and thanks for the reply. Would you be able to give me the contact info for the repair shop? I was thinking I'll contact Jack at IWW for the case mods and new tube-crown installation if no original crown was available but if your guy is familiar with Zodiacs I'll give him a try.

Thanks!

Janice

Nice find Janice! Here you go:

https://www.vintagezodiacs.com/zforums/index.php?topic=2019.msg8659#msg8659

https://www.vintagezodiacs.com/watchrepair.php

Janice here, new member and as some know from other forums and watch shows I love BIG size dive watches. I recently picked up this Sawtooth but the crown is half missing. Does anyone know where I can get a compatible or original crown for this watch?

Thanks for any help!

Janice
Florida, USA 

Thank you for adding your personal perspectives. It does make that track appear to be a dead end.

When browsing Zodiac watches, that are allegedly tied to WWII, they do most likely seem to be altered to fit exactly that narrative. At least they could well be.

I have not found any "evidence" either in the few articles on military watches, I came across - but my search was very superficial. The claims are that some Zodiacs were produced for the German army - and to dig into that I guess you would need to find German sources. So far none such sources found list Zodiac as suppliers (but plenty other Swiss brands).

Still the question remains - not only how did Zodiac make this turnaround in wartime, but also - how did they survive this added crisis (raw materials were scarce and expensive, civilian demand plummeted, distribution became extremely complicated)?

I will continue to probe and perhaps find answers.

FWIW, in all my years I have heard nothing of a Zodiac military watch. I do have a collection from the 1940's though and I agree with BWG. The smaller Hermetics seemed to be the style of the day back then.

https://www.vintagezodiacs.com/zforums/index.php?topic=2873.msg12273#msg12273