The Gay Freres bracelet, an optional purchase for the Zenith A386, has a slight taper from 18mm to 16mm, and uses 19mm ZJ endlinks (which cost an insane amount of money).
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These “ladder” bracelets, as they are known, had ZENITH stamped on the outside of the buckle. On the inside, BREVETE GF STEELINOX SWISS MADE, and the quarter of bracelet production, with quarter shown as one digit above the year shown as 2 digits, is stamped. “GF” was shown with as the Gay Freres logo, with an image of a ram’s head between “G” and “F”. The quarter of bracelet production did not necessarily coincide with that of the A386 case production. Watches with a Gay Freres bracelet were delivered in a cylindrical box.
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There are some bracelets, believed to be from early Zenith A386s, that do not have a date stamp.
The standard option for the Zenith A386 was a black leather strap with Zenith buckle, delivered with the watch in a thin square box.
If you are curious about the right endlinks for Zenith timepiece, check out this great Guide To Zenith Gay Freres Endpieces by…who else…LouS!
