ZRC Grands Fonds Heritage Owner Review : Endearing, authentic and robust

For a few years now, I have been looking for THE 3-hand diving watch that would stay on my wrist and that I would not get tired of after a few weeks. Among the contenders that I acquired and unfortunately did not stay: • the iconic submariner date and no date (more of a bucket list effect: yes I had them, but in the end meh) • the black and blue Tudor BB58: nice fashion effect but nothing more • a blue Bell&Ross diver: impeccable finish but the magic did not work for long • 2 green and blue hydroconquest: simple, effective but without emotion. Then finally I came across ZRC. I never took the plunge because the 41mm model is too imposing in my opinion. And this year the 39mm version came out. As usual, love at first sight in the photo and I went to try it in store. Confirmed by the test. It has a crazy charm and you feel like you have a NOS watch from the 60s. I love: the magnum hands, the lolipop seconds hand, the total symmetry with the crown at 6 o'clock (and the patented ZRC protection system), the bracelet with a link on each side equipped with a spring for diving, the hardware side of the bracelet with its archaic link attachment system from the 60s and finally the satellite indexes. The only downside is the use of this good old SW200 tractor. But hey, you can't have everything. In short, it's a little gem that has style and can announce to other divers: veni, vidi, vici.