They are a niche brand, and is content to be one. Their specialization is chronographs (specifically the el Primero and variations of it) while the mainstream shopper can’t tell the difference between a chronograph and a chronometer. It may also be how the mothership LVMH groups wants to position the brand: Zenith is niche enthusiast brand while TAG is the mainstream mall brand.
It simply does not have the manufacturing volume and scale to be a popular mainstream brand. If the whole world suddenly wants to buy Zenith watches the way it wants Omega, the brand simply cannot make that many watches to satisfy the demand.
The dive watch is probably the most popular type of wrist watch and Zenith doesn’t even have a proper one in the catalog.
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They are a niche brand, and is content to be one. Their specialization is chronographs (specifically the el Primero and variations of it) while the mainstream shopper can’t tell the difference between a chronograph and a chronometer. It may also be how the mothership LVMH groups wants to position the brand: Zenith is niche enthusiast brand while TAG is the mainstream mall brand.
It simply does not have the manufacturing volume and scale to be a popular mainstream brand. If the whole world suddenly wants to buy Zenith watches the way it wants Omega, the brand simply cannot make that many watches to satisfy the demand.
The dive watch is probably the most popular type of wrist watch and Zenith doesn’t even have a proper one in the catalog.