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Bought another watch...Vintage Zenith Cal 126

I bought another watch.  A Zenith Brand Caliber 126.  Dress Watch with Sub Second Dial.  Paid $450 + $20 shipping.  A simple, entry-level, vintage piece to round out my humble collection.  I could buy a Nomos Tangente, but the Zenith just speaks to me.  Idk...perhaps old age setting in?  In any case, that's enough watches for 2015.  Enough for quite some time as I have plenty to wear now.  It should arrive in the mail in about a week and I'll post pics after I've examined it further.  Hopefully, it's the genuine article and in decent condition. Some basic questions I will try to answer is what specific Caliber is the movement?  Been seeing various info about the nuances between Cal 40, 126, 126-6, et cetera.  It looks a bit beat up, so not sure if I got a deal or not. At minimum so long as it's authentic, working and wearable that should suffice. Zenith Caliber 126 Here are what specs and info I could gather on this movement. Several Vers