As a result, only 4,500 pieces were released before it was discontinued in the early 1970s. It was released in 1969 but, unfortunately, it wasn’t a great commercial success, with the quartz crisis taking the world by storm. The El Primero was one of the first automatic chronograph movements in the world. As most enthusiasts know, it’s also the watch that tells Zenith’s story of the El Primero movement. It’s pure beauty!Īnd there is more to the story than just the watch’s cool looks. With this new Limited Edition For Hodinkee, that relevance gets a new dimension. With the necessary modern updates, Zenith reintroduced its biggest icon, and it showed the great relevance that the watch has. When Zenith released the Chronomaster Original in 2021, it became instantly clear that this icon hadn’t lost any of its visual impact. Fratello’s own Mike Stockton owns a vintage A386, and it is a joy to see. The combination of the case shape, the Gay Frères ladder bracelet, and the iconic dial with the three colorful sub-dials is unique in the world of watches.
It’s one of those industry-defining releases that people will recognize instantly. The El Primero A386 is Zenith’s biggest icon. The end result is stunning! So stunning that it sold out very quickly. The watch that is based on the iconic A386 combines an awesome opaline salmon dial with cool, gray details. Zenith teamed up with our friends from Hodinkee to come up with the coolest version of the brand’s Chronomaster Original. But there are ones that have a huge impact from the moment you see them, and the Zenith Chronomaster Original Limited Edition For Hodinkee is one of those special watches.
With so many different releases passing in front of our eyes all the time, we tend to forget some. Price: CHF11,900 (silver dial) – CHF12,900 (mother-of-pearl dial) zenith.We see plenty of watches all through the year. This pairing is bound to the wrist by a calfskin strap, sky blue for the mother-of-pearl version and cappuccino for the model with the silvered dial, and a steel folding clasp. And strong too by the imposing personality of the horns lined with 56 diamonds. The El Primero 3600 automatic caliber, which vibrates at a frequency of 5hz, delivers a 60-hour power reserve when fully wound and is housed in a 38mm-diameter steel case. For the measurement of short times, the 1/10th of a second is indicated via the chronograph second hand that powers the totalizers at 3 and 6 o’clock. The date is shown in an aperture at 4:30. The hours and minutes are marked in the center by two rhodium-plated, faceted baton-shaped hands dotted with dark Super-LumiNova®, while the small second appears at 9 o’clock. Soft by the colors chosen to dress the famous counters present on the dials: cameo of bluish mother-of-pearl or gradation of taupe gray, which are enhanced by 9 diamond indexes. To accompany this first meeting, the watchmaker presented a duo of Chronomaster Original watches in a version that is both soft and strong. DreamHers is much more than a concept, it is a kind of current of thoughts and exchange. But beyond the words, the manufacture from Le Locle is going further and higher by unveiling a group of independent women, each excelling in her field of expertise, named DreamHers in 2020 and then proposing a “physical” meeting in Madrid a few weeks ago. It’s time to reach your star is Zenith‘s signature. LIVING THE DREAM On the occasion of the first “physical” meeting of the DreamHers in Madrid, the brand based in Le Locle presented two vintage-looking chronographs with steel lugs covered in diamonds.
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