Zenith Chronomaster

At the same time, it impresses with its slender construction, particularly its low height of 6.5 millimeters. A timepiece that stands especially close to this milestone is found by enthusiasts today in the Zenith Chronomaster Revival. Modern versions of the caliber are mainly found in the Chronomaster collection, which brings together numerous lines into one stylish series:

• Chronomaster El Primero
• El Primero Chronomaster 2
• Chronomaster El Primero Grande Date Full Open
• Chronomaster El Primero Open

Long before the first Chronomaster

"El Primero," the first one - that is what the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Zenith named its most famous movement. And this name is no exaggeration. Rather, it points to no lesser milestone in watchmaking history than the development of the first series-ready chronograph movement with automatic winding. Several renowned watch manufacturers had engaged in a fierce race, which Zenith's developers and watchmakers finally won on January 10, 1969. With this, the company - founded in 1865 and operating under its current brand name since 1911 - prevailed over renowned producers of Swiss watches such as Heuer and Breitling, as well as against the Japanese competition from Seiko.

Sporty chronograph with sophisticated complications

The famous chronograph caliber was enhanced in the Zenith Chronomaster series with sophisticated complications such as displays of the moon phase, the day of the week, and the month. The result is a sporty mechanical watch that, despite its impressive range of functions, always retains moderate dimensions and can therefore look excellent even on slimmer wrists. The hands and hour markers are coated with luminous material, making them easy to read even in unfavorable lighting conditions. The power reserve of the automatic winding lasts up to 50 hours in most calibers.

Zenith Chronomaster El Primero

Also known in short as the Zenith Primero chronograph, the Zenith Chronomaster El Primero is a watch that makes no compromises and is linked to the manufacturer's history like few other models. In the course of progress and the arrival of the first competitive quartz watches, the mechanical watch had to evolve further. Several manufacturers competed to create the first chronograph with an automatic movement. Zenith won the race with its launch in 1969. This also explains the name: "El Primero" stands for "the first."

A widespread misconception among Chronomaster buyers, incidentally, is that the El Primero movement is reserved exclusively for the Chronomaster El Primero; however, the Chronomaster Sport and the Chronomaster Original are also Zenith Primero chronographs and equipped with variants of the legendary caliber.

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