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Zodiac Super Sea Wolf GMT Automatic Stainless Steel Watch
Ref. ZO9415
Sits in Zodiac’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Zodiac watches we list, which start at £949.
Price range £949 to £3,799 across 18 Zodiac watches in stock.Drawn from Zodiac's archival Aerospace GMT of the 1960s and 70s, this 40mm brushed stainless steel case carries a bidirectional 24-click rotating bezel with a K1 crystal insert in black and grey. The silver sunray dial uses applied baton index markers, with Super-LumiNova on both hands and markers. A dedicated red and white GMT hand tracks a second time zone independently, working alongside the 24-hour bezel graduation. The Swiss-made STP 7-20 automatic offers around 40 hours of power reserve, with a screw-down crown and caseback rated to 200 metres. A five-link jubilee-style bracelet with a butterfly deployant clasp completes the watch, the clasp incorporating a spring-flex mechanism that allows slight give as wrist size shifts.
- Reference
- ZO9415
- Brand
- Zodiac
- Case size
- 40mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Bidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- STP 7-20
- Functions
- GMT
- Water resistance
- 200m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 40 hours
- Origin
- Swiss made
Learn more about Zodiac
Ariste Calame founded Zodiac in Le Locle in 1882, and for its first seventy years it was a conventional Swiss maker of pocket watches and then wristwatches, with an early interest in automatic winding.
Its place in watch history rests on 1953. The Sea Wolf arrived that year as a purpose-built diver's watch, water-resistant to 200 metres with a rotating bezel — the same year as the Fifty Fathoms and the first Submariner, and from a company far smaller than either. It became standard issue for a good many navy and commercial divers, and remains the model the brand is defined by.
Zodiac spent the 1960s and 1970s pushing colour harder than most, with the Sea Wolf and Super Sea Wolf appearing in oranges, greens and two-tone bezels that look thoroughly contemporary now and looked eccentric then.
The quartz crisis hit it as it hit everyone in Le Locle, and the name passed through several owners before Fossil Group acquired it in 2001.
The modern collection is built almost entirely on reissues of that 1950s and 1960s catalogue — Super Sea Wolf, Olympos, Grandrally — on Swiss automatic movements, in limited runs.
- 1882
- Founded in Le Locle by Ariste Calame.
- 1930
- Early work on automatic movements.
- 1953
- The Sea Wolf arrives, one of the first true dive watches.
- 1970
- Super Sea Wolf models push colour and case design.
- 2001
- Acquired by Fossil Group.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (3,157), Automatic Watches (1,753), Sports Watches (793), Silver Dial Watches (711), Dive Watches (566) and GMT Watches (252).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch built to be worn hard and got wet.
Strengths
- 200m water resistance, rated for actual diving
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
Worth knowing
- 40-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
Zodiac Super Sea Wolf GMT alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | ZO9415 | 01 733 7795 4054-Set | AI6008-SS002-330-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,999 | £2,100 | £2,050 |
| Case size | 40mm | 39mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 200m | 200m | 200m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 40 hours | — | 38 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 200m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 40 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
20mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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