Zenith rates the El Primero Chronomaster Revival A3817 at a meager 50 meters. One element of the case that remains stubbornly ‘70s, however, is the water resistance. Likewise, around back, the El Primero Chronomaster Revival A3817 adds a sapphire display back to the vintage case design. Like the original 1971 A3817, this sports a domed crystal, but Zenith renders this in modern quality with sapphire. While small, this case should give a solid presence on the wrist, thanks to its bold planar shape, piston pushers, and mix of brushed and polished surfaces. A far cry from the scaled-up modern reimaginings common across much of the industry, this stainless steel case measures in at a truly compact 37mm. Like the current A385 revival models, the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Revival A3817 uses the exact case dimensions from the original 1969 El Primero series. The new boutique exclusive Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Revival A3817 is a resurrection of one of the El Primero line’s most interesting transitional models, as well as a greatest hits collection of classic El Primero cues. Needless to say, these rare iterations are lusted after by Zenith cognoscenti, and for its latest release, the brand has created a stunningly faithful revival of this elusive vintage reference. Only one model in this original period, the El Primero A3817, ever carried both the tonneau case and the tricolor dial, and that watch had a production run of only 1000 units for a brief period in 1971. Many of these early iterations of the El Primero either sport the compact, angular tonneau case like the A384 and A385 lines, or these watches use a more traditional round case design with the line’s instantly recognizable overlapping tricolor chronograph subdials, like the A386 series.
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This is really just the tip of the iceberg, which underlines the quality of this Swiss manufactory, which has been proving for more than 150 years that it is rightly the most vibrant star in the horizon.When discussing the first generation of Zenith’s legendary El Primero automatic chronograph series in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, most models fall into one of two camps. On his wrist he wore the Zenith Stratos Flyback Striking 10 with the most famous El Primero inside.
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In 2012, Austrian Felix Baumgartner became the first person to surpass the sound limit of free fall by jumping from the stratosphere above Mexican desert from 38969.4 meters above sea level. As a result, in 1984, when the quartz crisis was retreating and the demand for mechanical watches began to rise again, Zenith could return to the El Primero caliber.Īlmost 30 years later, the brand took another challenge. introduced caused a shock to competition: the legendary El Primero caliber, clocked at 5 Hertz with an incredible frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour! However, the management of Zenith has decided to destroy all plans and tools for the production of El Primera by transforming production into quartz machines.įortunately, watchmaker Charles Vermot kept his mind and hid all the plans and tools needed to produce high-frequency caliber. As the effort of the first of the mentioned companies turned out, you probably know - the fabulous caliber 11. On the one hand, Heuer, Buren-Hamilton, Breitling and Dubois-Depraz, and Zenith of Le Locle, on the other. In 1969, when the unpleasant aftertaste of the impending quartz crisis was felt in the air, the tip of the Swiss watchmaking finished in an imaginary battle to create the best automatic caliber with a chronograph. An interesting story is attached to this remarkable caliber. Among the most famous and most legendary the El Primero belongs. Almost 100% of all Zenith calibers can boast of an in-house attribute, i.e. It has been on the market since 1865 and currently belongs to the LVMH Group (TAG Heuer, Hublot, Bvlgari and others).
Zenith is without a doubt one of the most prestigious Swiss brands.
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