As a die-hard vintage watch fan, I am particularly fond of these lines, and there are a number of beautiful pieces to love from the Captain, Heritage, and Pilot’s collections. Best known for their 1969 El Primero (one of the world’s first automatic chronographs), Zenith has been getting a lot of attention in recent years for their exceptional high-beat chronograph collection as well as their partnership with daredevil high altitude skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who recently set the record for the highest skydive ever performed.Īs a manufacture, Zenith does a fantastic job of balancing a fresh modern collection with selection of historically inspired timepieces, for which they have also received accolades. One of the brands we met with was Zenith, the storied manufacture from Le Locle. Full Calendar with moonphase on an automatic column wheel chronograph.After the close of SIHH 2014 last month, Team ABTW stayed on in Switzerland to meet with a few other local brands exhibiting their new collections. The dial remains rather legible despite the amount of information it needs to convey. The 410 full calendar provides indications for day, date, month, and moonphase.

Dufour went on to be CEO of Rolex in 2014. And was gently returned to its now current high perch on the chronograph world when Jean-Frédéric Dufour took helm of Zenith in 2009. The El Primero chronograph went from competently engineered, a bit nerdy movement to rock star status during the years when Thierry Nataf was CEO of Zenith (2001 to 2009). It has deservedly gained a classic status since the days of the quartz revolution, having not only survived that onslaught, but thrived. The El Primero automatic chronograph, a hero of its time since its introduction in 1969 as the first automatic column wheel chronograph, has stood the test of time. The Zenith calendar is built on top of their famous high beat El Primero column wheel chronograph. And the classical chronograph dials laid out nicely.

Minor indicators like the day and month are in small apertures. Dial layout of the Zenith El Primero 410.

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