Zanzara - Battery Driven Huge Rectangular Shaped Alarm Watch with a Offset Round Analog Dial (circa '70s)
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Description/Comments:
This is a wild '70s alarm watch with an array of various technologies incorporated into its design.  It has a huge rectangular case with an on and off switch for the alarm function.  They don't get much stranger than this piece!
Case:
The rectangular shaped metal case is finished in a brushed gold toned plating and measures 1 3/4" across and 1 7/16" (top to bottom.)  It is 3/8" thick and is marked Zanzara.  The lugs are recessed within the case allowing the band to fit under the edges of the case.  There is a on and off switch for the alarm at the lower right hand side of the case.  The case back is made of some sort of plastic material and has a compartment that houses the battery.   The crown is actually located at the lower left hand side of the back of the watch.
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Dial:
The round dial is white in color with black markings and is offset to the upper left hand side of the case.  The crystal rotates and this is how the alarm is set (the red hand is the alarm indicator.)  Near the outer edge of the dial there are thin black lines for the 60 seconds and minutes scale.  The hour markers are Arabic numerals.

It is marked Nepro below the 12 o'clock position, and Automatic above the 6 o'clock position, and Swiss-Pat Rotocontact at the 6 o'clock position.  

The baton-style hour and minute hands are black in color with white center streamlined sections.

The crystal is flat on its surface and grooved around its edges. 

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Band:
Huge Seventies style genuine leather strap that is 1 5/16" wide with a huge silver toned buckle.
Movement:
Swiss Made Battery operated movement.
 

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