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Zenith el primero chronomaster 42mm7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Zenith El Primero Caliber 4021 beats at 36,600 vph, 39 Jewels, 248 components & an approximate power reserve of 50 hours. Power Reserve indicator hand located at the bottom of the dial (between the 5 & 8 o’clock positions). Running seconds sub-dial located at the 9 o’clock position set into part of the cutaway display. 30 minute sub-dial counter located at the 3 o’clock position The Famous El Primero Movement with a “Column Wheel” Chronograph stop/watch. Tachymeter scale printed on outer rim of the dial. Faceted polished hands & applied indexes with luminous tips. Slate grey sunray dial with contrasting silver outer rim with printed black minute indicator track. The cutout is surrounded by a polished silver rim secured in place by 3 gun-metal blue screws. Unique cutaway in the dial exposes the heart of the movement – the escapement. Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 40.2082.4021/91.C496 features a solid platinum case, completely polished finished except for the top of the lugs which have a fine brushed finish. And a mixture of brushed and polished case finishes combines with light-catching dial details to create a flashy piece that’s sure to be a conversation starter.Īnd with a historical pedigree as storied as the El Primero, the exchange should never be boring.Description Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 40.2082.4021/91.C496 Slate Grey Dial Open Heart Power Reserve 42mm Platinum Men’s Watch While a rubber-lined black alligator leather strap holds it in place with a triple folding steel clasp. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Zenith Chronomaster El Primero 42mm Automatic Mens Watch 24.2040.400/27. On the wrist, the 42mm stainless-steel case wears slightly larger, which is mostly due to its thin polished bezel and the relatively open dial design that’s domed by a thick sapphire crystal. It’s not so much the functions of these three dials that sets them apart, however, with each one a different colour, which not only looks the goods when set against the anthracite-toned backdrop, but also harks back to the original tricolour El Primero chronographs. Composed of 326 components – with the date moved to a more symmetrical 6 o’clock – the 400B offers central hour, minute, and chronograph seconds hands, as well as a running seconds subdial at 9, and 30-minute and 12-hour counters at 3 and 6 o’clock respectively. Basically you can understand it as a fine ceramic coating over an aluminum base. Yet, the most modern feature is clearly the case material, a black ceramicised aluminum. An integrated column-wheel chronograph with a minimum power reserve of 50 hours and, of course, that revered frequency of 36,000 VpH. The two new Zenith El Primero 36,000 vph (36,000 vibrations per hour being the beat rate of the caliber), are both the middle 42mm size. ![]() And that’s exactly what we find here – the El Primero calibre 400B. It’s for this reason that if it’s a chronograph and says Zenith on the dial then inside is the legendary El Primero. ![]() In fact, if it wasn’t for the El Primero, the Zenith we know and love today might no longer exist – forever confined to the pages of history as yet another unfortunate victim of the Quartz Crisis. Perhaps the most well-known partnership, however, is the calibre’s adoption by Rolex, which saw modified versions of the El Primero used inside the newly modernised Daytonas of the 1990s. Released in 1969 as one of the world’s first three automatic chronographs (alongside Breitling/Heuer’s Chronomatic and Seiko’s Speedtimer), the famed high-beat calibre is today as iconic as the watches it features in – ranging from Hublot’s Spirit of Big Bang to Bulgari’s Octo Chronograph. It doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned collector or a fresh-faced newcomer to the world of watches, the history of Zenith’s El Primero high-beat chronograph will forever be a fascinating story to tell. And, well, frankly we also love a chronograph, so we couldn’t resist getting our hands on Zenith’s Chronomaster El Primero 42mm. ![]() Every once in a while, however, we like to look back and catch up on the ones we missed. Owner Review: Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 Tour Auto Edition. Owner Review: Zenith Bamford El Primero Solar Blue almost unique. Owner Review: Zenith Defy Classic More than a Thousand Pictures. Here at Time+Tide we are constantly finding ourselves getting caught up in what’s new and improved – taking it upon ourselves to keep you guys updated on the latest in watch releases (it’s a tough job, I know, but someone has to do it). Owner Review: Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow. I/trending 20583 HANDS-ON: Historical pedigree – the Zenith Chronomaster El Primero 42mm Cameron Wong ![]()
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