Abbady Watch Archive
Zeno-Watch Basel
The company traces its background to a La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaking workshop and later developed watches under the Zeno name. Under Basel-based ownership it became known for varied mechanical and quartz collections, especially large pilot watches and historically styled sports models.
Abbady photographic archive
Zeno-Watch Basel photographs
Origins and period
Swiss Jura; later based in Basel
Roots traced to a workshop founded in 1868; Zeno name adopted in the twentieth century
Zeno-Watch Basel in watchmaking
The company traces its background to a La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaking workshop and later developed watches under the Zeno name. Under Basel-based ownership it became known for varied mechanical and quartz collections, especially large pilot watches and historically styled sports models.
Known for
Pilot and aviation watches, Basel identity, oversized instrument dials, retro military styling, and accessible Swiss mechanical watches.
Historical development
The company traces its background to a La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaking workshop and later developed watches under the Zeno name. Under Basel-based ownership it became known for varied mechanical and quartz collections, especially large pilot watches and historically styled sports models.