Finally picked up my A384 today
Thing looks absolutely lovely and the ladder bracelet is light, balanced and comfortable. Finishing is good on the bracelet, fit is decent and the retro feel is through the roof.
On another note, Zenith decided to pair the bracelet with a rather simple thin stamped clasp which not only looks vintage, but feels vintage too. The upside is that it's light and doesn't make the watch bottom-heavy; but the downside is that the quality feels like something from an early Seiko 5 (i.e. cheap - even the new 5KXs have better clasps). The flip-lock mechanism likewise feels cheap too. Which I think is a deliberate move from Zenith for that vintage vibe... but they could have easily engineered a much higher quality clasp.
Overall, the clasp isn't a dealbreaker yet since the ladder bracelet just looks so special. Time will tell how it fares after I get more wrist time.
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