This is in part due to the manufacturer's pricing policy, which insists on fairly pricing their high-quality timepieces.
#El primero chronomaster grande date series
Models in this series are comparatively affordable when you consider their quality. Many models also have a tachymeter scale, which is an attractive extra feature. For example, the series includes chronographs with a tourbillon or moon phase display. The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster series excels when it comes to complications. The sizes of the timepieces range between 38 and 45 mm, with the bigger versions being more suitable for larger wrists.
There is also a wide variety of case materials used: You have the choice between rose gold, stainless steel, and durable ceramic. Classic variants with the original case from 1969 are grouped together with models featuring almost completely skeletonized dials, which give you a view of the movement at work. The series, first introduced in 1994, is known for its diversity of designs. It has a balance frequency of 36,000 A/h (5 Hz) and allows you to measure 1/10th of a second. After all, there's a reason the El Primero has a reputation of being Zenith's most powerful caliber. Today, the movement is still considered ultra-precise. Other manufacturers took advantage of this caliber: Rolex modified it to their needs, renaming it Caliber 4030, and used it in the Daytona. It made history as the first integrated, automatic chronograph caliber. The movement was first introduced in 1969, though its development began in 1962. Power reserve: 50 h, 36'000 vph, silicon escapement.The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster collection is comprised of many timepieces with different designs, all tied together by their common use of the famous El Primero caliber. Anyway, as is now tradition, there's always next year. Lange & Söhne in one corner, and Greubel Forsey and the incredible Krayon Everywhere in the other, Zenith can only watch on to see who wins this one. Yes, it has that legendary 5Hz movement, but it also has four other mighty strong contenders legitimately vying for honours, and I am of the opinion that the competition is overwhelming.
#El primero chronomaster grande date full
With subdials and detailing printed onto a clear sapphire dial, the skeletonised self winding movement beneath is exposed, revealing the intricacies of the date mechanism, whose cutaway numbers align above a red background to indicate the date, as well as the wonderful colourful dual-disc 24-hour day and night with superimposed moonphase display at the 6.Īmong the six preselected finalists the Chronomaster El Primero Grande Date Full Open is unique in its sporty styling, and in 2014 its sibling the El Primero Lightweight won the Sports category, but this is very different, and the opposition more diverse. In fact in my estimation, it has in one form or another been on the top step four times for chronograph or sports watch category in that time, so here we are again with the Chronomaster El Primero Grande Date Full Open to contest the 2017 GPHG Calendar category. Zenith's legendary El Primero movements have driven a generation of their (and other's) watches, and underlining its significance you need to go back to 2007, and a very differently formatted GPHG event, to find a year that it has not been among the preselected finalists here.
2017 GPHG Calendar Category Finalist Zenith's indefatigable El Primero movement goes under the knife to get the skeleton treatment in a sapphire covered, open worked display of its functions and high-beat mechanism, as the new Chronomaster Grande Date continues to be the benchmark for contemporary chronographs.
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