Founded in 1865 by its fastidious owner, Zenith, represented the pinnacle of watchmaking perfection. Georges Favre-Jacot and his company was one of only a few watchmakers that manufactured complete watches. He produced these watches using up-to-date machinery and tools that he built himself. Zenith has garnered more than 1,500 international watchmaking awards and continues to produce wristwatches of distinction. Stainless steel case, black leather strap, deployant buckle, black dial, sweep second hand, antireflective-sapphire crystal, swiss automatic movement, water resistant to 50 meters/ 165 feet.