1965 Zodiac Aerospace GMT reborn

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1965 Zodiac Aerospace GMT reborn

Post by domayotte » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:10 pm

Just got my dad's Zodiac back from Andy out at UltraVintage. He pulled off nothing short of a miracle in restoring my dad's old Zodiac to life. After his Army tour and another 30+ years working in a lumber mill, it was pretty beat up. Here are some before and after photos. My dad was as happy as he could be, and so am I. The old Zodiac is alive once again. ImageImage
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Post by domayotte » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:13 pm

Couple more pics. ImageImageImageImage
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Post by dukerules » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:18 pm

Very cool resto.
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Post by toxicavenger » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:22 pm

I dig the dome on that. congrats
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Post by CGSshorty » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:38 pm

That looks amazing.
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Post by T.R. » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:42 pm

Killer. Absolutely killer. :salute:
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Post by domayotte » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:46 pm

Thanks all. Couldn't be more pleased.
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Post by andrema » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:51 pm

Looks great.
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Post by gwells » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:56 pm

That's awesome.
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Post by jeckyll » Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:03 pm

Anytime you're restoring a piece that has a real history in your family it's worth it. This turned out great :cheers:
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Post by River Rat » Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:56 am

Looks great and with some great family history with it. Use to have one of those in the collection. Cool how the back cover is pressed on not a screw back case if I remember right. My bezel ring did not look that great like yours after I had mine serviced.
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Post by streetracer101 » Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:51 am

Terrific. Is that a new bezel or did they somehow refinish the old one?
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Post by hobbit712 » Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:37 am

Love that domed crystal!
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Re: 1965 Zodiac Aerospace GMT reborn

Post by domayotte » Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:06 am

The bezel was refinished. It is not a replacement. I haven't seen any other place that can do it, but he rebuilds the bezel and re-paints. That was a weakness of the older Zodiacs. I don't know how he does it. But that was a reason he was recommended to me and a reason I went with him doing the restoration.
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Post by streetracer101 » Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:46 am

domayotte wrote:The bezel was refinished. It is not a replacement. I haven't seen any other place that can do it, but he rebuilds the bezel and re-paints. That was a weakness of the older Zodiacs. I don't know how he does it. But that was a reason he was recommended to me and a reason I went with him doing the restoration.
That's pretty cool. I've passed on some vintage stuff for fear of finding a new bezel. Its nice to have this as an option.
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Post by gwells » Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:02 am

he also seems to have parts that few other watchmakers have access to. he redid my seawolf as well.
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Re: 1965 Zodiac Aerospace GMT reborn

Post by mattwool83 » Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:22 pm

Looks amazing - I especially like the green bezel pip
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