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» ZENITH El Primero Lady
The world’s most precise movement, the legendary El Primero, appears within a 38 mm case perfectly suited to women’s wrists[…] … Its excellent performances are governed by its balance oscillating at the rate of ten times a second, meaning considerably faster than usual – just as a heart beats faster when in the grip of a powerful emotion[…] … The high-frequency automatic chronograph and the tachometric scale are intended for women of action, but also of elegance and refinement: the chocolate-toned dial and chestnut brown crocodile leather strap are in entirely in harmony with the rose gold case and hour-markers[…] … The delicately diamond-pavé bezel and lugs further enhance the sensuality of this model[…] … Whether in steel grey or glacier blue dial versions with a mother-of-pearl base or pavé hour-markers, and even fitted with a metal bracelet, the different variations provide a broad spectrum of combinations that is matched only by the many styles of wear that are bound to be explored by their future owners[…]
» 40 years ZENITH El Primero: El Primero’s limit is that there is no limit!
El Primero, symbol of excellence, is the first integrated automatic chronograph movement capable of measuring short periods of time with one tenth of a second accuracy[…] … Developed in 1969, rapidly becoming the benchmark of watchmaking, the El Primero 400 – its Esperanto name expresses the concept of humanistic universality – illustrates the creative genius and subtlety of ZENITH Manufacture[…] … Almost academic in design, making no concessions to anything unessential, El Primero is a masterpiece of innovation[…] … Its perfect integration enables a movement that occupies very little space to be both reliable and accurate: the position of each plate, each gear and each component is optimized[…] … Furthermore, the column wheel, the real conductor of the chronograph, centralizes and coordinates the orders transmitted by the push-buttons[…] … Unrivalled to date, El Primero is the only chronograph movement capable of measuring short periods of time with 1/10th of a second accuracy, a performance made possible by using a balance that oscillates at 36,000 vibrations per hour[…] … Accurate, reliable and sophisticated, the El Primero, with its pearly, angular, planished decoration, is a symbol of excellence: it is a testimonial to the art of watchmaking down through the centuries and represents the pinnacle of watchmaking accomplishment[…] … It will be the basis for the various current models of the 4000 series, with their new integral complications, the famous OPEN (4021) being a good example[…] … Twenty watchmakers are actively involved in making one movement and no fewer than 18 different metals are used[…] … Always copied but never equalled, the El Primero today is a watch movement philosophy that comes in 23 versions[…] … They are the basis for collections such as ACADEMY, CHRONOMASTER and CLASS for the classical models, DEFY and PORT ROYAL for the modern lines, and STAR and STARISSIME for the ladies timepieces[…] … Today the El Primero is centre stage, where it occupies a dominating position in the chronograph family[…] … In 2009, ZENITH celebrates the 40th anniversary of the El Primero which was created in 1969[…] … This occasion is marked by the launch of two special series celebrating the first timepiece to be fitted with the legendary El Primero calibre: The Originals and New Vintage 69[…] … The El Primero calibre for these Anniversary series has been named the 469 in nodding acknowledgement of the year in which the original model was created[…] … The tribute is orchestrated in 3 parts, with three materials for the same (40 mm) case design directly inspired by the original model, in a collector’s limited edition series[…] … The second collection, « New Vintage 1969 », comprises models also inspired by the original model[…] … The El Primero Anniversary logo on the dial at 7 o’clock is echoed in the engraving on the transparent sapphire back of the case - a special detail that immediately commands attention[…] … This dazzling trademark range, the embodiment of the acceleration of time between 1969 and 2009, is etched with all the historical guilloches of the ZENITH collections: Barleycorn, Clou de Paris, Draughtboard and Grand Clou de Paris[…] … The ray of energy also runs through the Open El Primero 4021 icons in every Chronomaster, Class, Defy and Port Royal collection that will be re-issued in rose gold and stainless steel with a silver guilloche dial for this 40th anniversary[…]
» The Zenith El Pimero Chronomaster Open Power Reserve
This ZENITH model uncovers the very essence of time and reveals, in the openings on its dial, the 36,000 vibrations of its movement: the legendary El Primero[…] … The Chronomaster Open model leaves no-one indifferent[…] … The open dial – a ZENITH creation – lets one see into the perfectly synchronized pulsations and the magic of the mechanism in what is today unanimously considered as the “best serial movement in the world” for its performance and its chronometric reliability[…] … Whereas other timepieces make 8 vibrations per second, the El Primero caliber makes 10 in the same time[…] … The great watchmaking tradition Everything here evokes the great tradition of watchmaking: a column-wheel chronograph mechanism; a power reserve indicator; a rhodium-plated plate, circular-graining and chamfered bridges; strokes drawn on the hammers, levers and conveyors; oscillating weight with “Côtes de Genève” guilloché work; revelation of the ZENITH star through skeleton work and tachometric scale on the flanges that harks back to the chronographs used in the fi rst automobile races[…] … This aspect is important in the choice of a watch, one of the only pieces of jewelry worn by men, an accessory that identifi es and highlights his personality[…] … Variations Using the design codes of the past to interpret contemporary models, the Chronomaster Open is based on a century and a half of watchmaking expertise[…] … The Open model exists in four different versions: a silver or black sun-burst dial in a steel case or silver sun-burst dial in an 18-carat rose gold case or in a rose gold and steel case[…] … The Chronomaster Open model belongs to ZENITH’S “Iconic” family[…]
» The Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th
The flight instruments in the cockpit of a fighter jet are subjected to abrupt variations in pressure, intense vibrations and violent accelerations – from 9G to 11G[…] … As the faithful heir of the Rainbow Flyback model developed for the French Air Force in 1997, the Stratos is equipped with the world’s most accurate automatic chronograph movement – the mythical El Primero – as well as the Striking 10th and Flyback functions[…] … Accuracy and reliability have been the watchwords of the Manufacture ZENITH since 1865[…] … The chronometric instrument of the French Air Force As a manufacturer of navigational chronometric instruments for civil and military aviation, ZENITH proudly presents its new model: the El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th[…] … The original model that inspired this chronograph was the Rainbow Flyback, which was designed according to a set of specifications prepared by the French Ministry of Defense[…] … Watches designed for the military are required to meet a much higher number of demanding specifi cations than those required for civilian use, and this has led the ZENITH engineers to enhance the accuracy, endurance and reliability of their creations even further[…] … These instruments must continue to function accurately even in extreme conditions, such as violent acceleration, pressure and temperature variations, vibrations and magnetic fields[…] … This newest ZENITH watch features an extremely durable casing and a notched, unidirectional rotating bezel with a black, scratch-proof ceramic disk[…] … A telemeter scale has also been placed on the dial flange[…] … The rounded sapphire crystal is inspired by the shape of an astrodome – the dome located on the fuselage’s dorsal ridge to enable astronavigation[…] … El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th : an exceptional movement that displays tenths of a second The Stratos Flyback Striking 10th is equipped with the El Primero caliber[…] … This integrated column-wheel chronograph movement beats at a high frequency and is 25% faster than all other mechanical calibers[…] … Ingenious watchmakers thus developed the Flyback function, which stops, resets and restarts the chronograph with one push of a single button[…] … Only 1,969 copies of this limited-edition model will be produced[…] … This number was chosen to mark the year the El Primero movement was fi rst created[…] … The three ZENITH colors The three different colors embellishing the counters are a distinct feature that recalls the first El Primero chronograph launched in 1969[…] … To enhance readability, however, ZENITH decided to develop a special three-tone dial[…] … The selection of a darker color for the hours counter emphasized the impressive length of time it recorded, while the lighter color adopted for the seconds counter symbolized the fleeting nature of time[…] … The midnight-blue selected for the minutes counter set the chronograph’s essential measurements midway between the two other shades[…] … El Primero Stratos Flyback The Stratos Flyback comes in four other models: a steel version, a highly resistant black Alchron version, and two different black Alchron and gold versions[…] … Alchron was specifi cally developed for the aeronautical industry and for automobile racing, but this hi-tech alloy is now being used in watchmaking[…] … Its magnetic permeability is 50 times lower than that of steel[…] … Before being integrated into the design of the Stratos, the Alchron was subjected to a battery of tests: its corrosionresistance was tested in saline mists, tropical climates and artifi cial perspiration were simulated, and its impact-resistance was tested with a pendulum striker (a hammer-like steel pendulum fi xed to the end of a swinging arm that drops down and hits the case head-on at full force)[…] … It goes without saying that the true goal of these tests was to provide the high-precision El Primero caliber with the best high-strength alloy technology available[…] … The Manufacture ZENITH : loyal to a visionary concept ZENITH has remained faithful to the visionary concept of its founder: to ensure that all its timepieces are entirely produced in-house[…] … Each of its watches has been produced from start to fi nish by the Manufacture: over approximately nine months, craftsmen from eighty different trades work on each one in turn to guarantee that each watch benefi ts from expertise that has been handed down and perfected by ZENITH for the last one hundred and fi fty years[…] … The fi ve different ZENITH Stratos models, all hand-crafted, are heirs to the watches and fl ight instruments that have equipped the instrument panels of Europe’s greatest military air fl eets[…]
» Welcome: Michael Winter
As of August 2011, the lawyer and renowned watch enthusiast, Michael Winter, will regularly write columns and contributions for TrustedWatch[…] … Michael Winter is a man of action and he has professionally agreed to give his own personal introduction: “Please allow me to introduce myself[…] … I have been working for more than 22 years nationwide as a lawyer, lecturer, instructor and author in the fields of transport law, labour law, and purchasing and contract law[…] … Even then, not following the mainstream, my first brand name watch was not a Rolex or Breitling, but rather I decided for a Zenith El Primero-Caliber[…] … I learned - in part, because here, my professional knowledge was simply overridden by the thought "I want that one" - painfully what reliability in purchasing and repairing watches means[…] … To spare you of that, which my clients and I had to experience, I am now going to take you on a journey through time, the past and the present, as well as through everything that lies in the future[…] … I am open and grateful for suggestions (as well as for criticism) at any time - send these to me at info@fuehrerscheinretter[…] … Enjoy reading and many good experiences, wishes you Michael Winter[…]
» 10 vibrations per second: The ZENITH El Primero Striking 10th
The El Primero Striking 10th chronograph embodies the grand return of the Manufacture Zenith to the technical values that have forged the brand’s success[…] … Unequalled to date, the legendary El Primero calibre was the world’s first automatic chronograph to beat at a rate of 10 vibrations per second[…] … The model presented at Baselworld embodies a major horological breakthrough by showcasing tenths of a second, meaning each pulsation of this exceptional mechanism[…] … This development represents a considerable advancement in the principle of jumping or flying seconds[…] … The El Primero calibre developed in 1969 opted for a cadence of 10 vibrations per second, a rate that still represents one of the greatest horological challenges, since other calibres generally reach a maximum of 8 vibrations per second[…] … Direct 1/10th of a second reading The El Primero Striking 10th renders each pulsation of its motor clearly visible[…] … While measuring such a short fraction of time is a genuine accomplishment in itself, making it perfectly readable is yet another[…] … The chronograph hand makes a complete dial rotation in 10 seconds and each of its steps precisely indicates a 1/10th of a second against the 100 graduations engraved on the dial[…] … With this model, Zenith is clearly reasserting its brand territory, meaning that of pure timekeeping performance[…] … El Primero Striking 10th Its heart beats faster[…] … The perfectly balanced case accentuates the resolutely masculine nature of this model[…] … Dizzying vital statistics Making an El Primero movement involves: a symbolic nine months of work during which 20 watchmakers play successive roles in developing and crafting this movement no less than 5'500 operations 50 milling operations of various dimensions on the dial side 77 other milling operations on the bridge side 5 and 50 operations for each part 18 different metals in its classic version[…] … The heart of the El Primero beats at a rate of 36'000 vibrations per hour, meaning 864'000 a day or 315'360'000 beats per year one vibration corresponds to the position of the lever as it swings to and fro, making the alternating “tick” and “tock” sounds[…] … As there are 3'600 seconds in an hour (60 seconds times 60 minutes), and since El Primero beats at a frequency of 36'000 vibrations per hour, the hands actually thus make 10 jumps per second, thereby marking off tenths of a second[…] … One particularly important feature of this model lies in the chronograph stop function[…] … When it is stopped, the hand-locking system brings the hand to an extremely precise halt, since the brake-lever positions the hand between two of the 100 teeth on the chronograph wheel, thereby further enhancing the precision of the 1/10th of a second read-off[…] … The original El Primero movement sweeps around the dial in 60 seconds in tiny 1/10th of a second jumps, meaning the chronograph hand performs 600 jumps a minute[…] … In this new jumping seconds model, the ultra-fast stopping and restarting of this large chronograph hand 10 times a second calls for a greater amount of energy[…] … The watch functions had to be significantly improved and optimised to enable this energy-consuming acceleration[…] … Seeking to reduce the energy required naturally entailed making the movement wheels as light as possible, which is why some of them are in silicon – a material three and a half times lighter than its traditional counterparts[…] … A new asthetic Design Driven by the El Primero 4052 B automatic calibre, the new El Primero Striking 10th chronograph comes in a choice of 18-carat rose gold or stainless steel for its 42 mm case that is water-resistant to 10 ATM (100 metres) and fitted with a sapphire crystal glareproofed on both sides[…] … Both the stainless steel model and the gold model feature three counters[…] … On the stainless steel version, these come in subtle shades of blue and grey, while the rose gold version features three anthracite counters[…] … The faceted hands and hour-markers coated with Superluminova are rhodium-plated, or gold-plated on the rose gold models[…] … This elegantly sophisticated model is fitted with a rubber-lined black alligator leather strap, secured to the wrist by a pin buckle in stainless steel or 18-carat rose gold, or by a stainless steel bracelet with triple folding clasp[…] … Vividly embodying a revolutionary technical enhancement that is reflected in its stand-out design, the El Primero Striking 10th chronograph takes high-precision timing read-off to a whole new level[…]
» The high-precision chronograph – El Primero Striking 10TH – has taken off into space
In December 2010, a Swiss watch – the ZENITH El Primero Striking 10TH – left the Earth on board a Russian Soyuz rocket, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan[…] … The International Space Station (ISS) is like a giant 400-tonne puzzle to which laboratory modules developed by the countries participating in the program are attached[…] … This space mammoth travels at the prodigious speed of 27,700 km/h, circling our planet in about an hour and a half[…]
» The ZENITH El Primero Chronomaster Open Power Reserve
This ZENITH model uncovers the very essence of time and reveals, in the openings on its dial, the 36,000 vibrations of its movement: the legendary El Primero[…] … The Chronomaster Open model leaves no-one indifferent[…] … The open dial – a ZENITH creation – lets one see into the perfectly synchronized pulsations and the magic of the mechanism in what is today unanimously considered as the “best serial movement in the world” for its performance and its chronometric reliability[…] … Whereas other timepieces make 8 vibrations per second, the El Primero caliber makes 10 in the same time[…] … The great watchmaking tradition Everything here evokes the great tradition of watchmaking: a column-wheel chronograph mechanism; a power reserve indicator; a rhodium-plated plate, circular-graining and chamfered bridges; strokes drawn on the hammers, levers and conveyors; oscillating weight with “Côtes de Genève” guilloché work; revelation of the ZENITH star through skeleton work and tachometric scale on the flanges that harks back to the chronographs used in the first automobile races[…] … This aspect is important in the choice of a watch, one of the only pieces of jewelry worn by men, an accessory that identifies and highlights his personality[…] … Variations Using the design codes of the past to interpret contemporary models, the Chronomaster Open is based on a century and a half of watchmaking expertise[…] … The Open model exists in four different versions: a silver or black sun-burst dial in a steel case or silver sun-burst dial in an 18-carat rose gold case or in a rose gold and steel case[…] … The Chronomaster Open model belongs to ZENITH’S “Iconic” family[…]
» Homemade tourbillon by Zenith
This mechanical element improves precision by counterbalancing perturbations created by the Earth’s attraction on the balance’s regularity[…] … The correction is made by having the balance and the escapement turn on themselves[…] … Furthermore, its value for the money is unequalled on the market, for a truly exceptional piece of timekeeping that joins the family of Zenith ’s iconic models — taking pride of place[…] … This asymmetry aesthetically highlights the tourbillon’s mechanism, visible through an opening in the dial, while maintaining fine proportions and elegant lines[…] … The El Primero chronograph’s automatic calibre is the heart of the movement[…] … To protect performance, ZENITH designers have developed an in-line escapement that shifts the balance spring to the outer edge of the rotating carriage[…] … Yet, it is barely 1 mm thicker than the original El Primero[…] … The only tourbillon on the market that operates at high frequency The tourbillon comes in two models: steel or rose gold, with counters at three and six o’clock[…]
» ZENITH El Primero Striking 10th - The first calibre with ultra-accurate 1/10th of a second measurement and display
The El Primero Striking 10th chronograph embodies the grand return of the Manufacture Zenith to the technical values that have forged the brand’s success[…] … Unequalled to date, the legendary El Primero calibre was the world’s first automatic chronograph to beat at a rate of 10 vibrations per second[…] … The model presented at Baselworld 2010 embodies a major horological breakthrough by showcasing tenths of a second, meaning each pulsation of this exceptional mechanism[…] … This development represents a considerable advancement in the principle of jumping or flying seconds[…] … The El Primero calibre developed in 1969 opted for a cadence of 10 vibrations per second, a rate that still represents one of the greatest horological challenges, since other calibres generally reach a maximum of 8 vibrations per second[…] … Direct 1/10th of a second reading The El Primero Striking 10th renders each pulsation of its motor clearly visible[…] … While measuring such a short fraction of time is a genuine accomplishment in itself, making it perfectly readable is yet another[…] … The chronograph hand makes a complete dial rotation in 10 seconds and each of its steps precisely indicates a 1/10th of a second against the 100 graduations engraved on the dial[…] … With this model, Zenith is clearly reasserting its brand territory, meaning that of pure timekeeping performance[…] … El Primero Striking 10th Its heart beats faster[…] … The perfectly balanced case accentuates the resolutely masculine nature of this model[…] … Dizzying vital statistics Making an El Primero movement involves: a symbolic nine months of work during which 20 watchmakers play successive roles in developing and crafting this movement no less than 5'500 operations 50 milling operations of various dimensions on the dial side 77 other milling operations on the bridge side 5 and 50 operations for each part 18 different metals in its classic version The heart of the El Primero beats at a rate of 36'000 vibrations per hour, meaning 864'000 a day or 315'360'000 beats per year one vibration corresponds to the position of the lever as it swings to and fro, making the alternating “tick” and “tock” sounds[…] … As there are 3'600 seconds in an hour (60 seconds times 60 minutes), and since El Primero beats at a frequency of 36'000 vibrations per hour, the hands actually thus make 10 jumps per second, thereby marking off tenths of a second[…] … One particularly important feature of this model lies in the chronograph stop function[…] … When it is stopped, the hand-locking system brings the hand to an extremely precise halt, since the brake-lever positions the hand between two of the 100 teeth on the chronograph wheel, thereby further enhancing the precision of the 1/10th of a second read-off[…] … The original El Primero movement sweeps around the dial in 60 seconds in tiny 1/10th of a second jumps, meaning the chronograph hand performs 600 jumps a minute[…] … In this new jumping seconds model, the ultra-fast stopping and restarting of this large chronograph hand 10 times a second calls for a greater amount of energy[…] … The watch functions had to be significantly improved and optimised to enable this energy-consuming acceleration[…] … Seeking to reduce the energy required naturally entailed making the movement wheels as light as possible, which is why some of them are in silicon – a material three and a half times lighter than its traditional counterparts[…] … A NEW AESTHETIC DESIGN Driven by the El Primero 4052 B automatic calibre, the new El Primero Striking 10th chronograph comes in a choice of 18-carat rose gold or stainless steel for its 42 mm case that is water-resistant to 10 ATM (100 metres) and fitted with a sapphire crystal glareproofed on both sides[…] … Both the stainless steel model and the gold model feature three counters[…] … On the stainless steel version, these come in subtle shades of blue and grey, while the rose gold version features three anthracite counters[…] … The faceted hands and hour-markers coated with Superluminova are rhodium-plated, or gold-plated on the rose gold models[…] … This elegantly sophisticated model is fitted with a rubber-lined black alligator leather strap, secured to the wrist by a pin buckle in stainless steel or 18-carat rose gold, or by a stainless steel bracelet with triple folding clasp[…] … Vividly embodying a revolutionary technical enhancement that is reflected in its stand-out design, the El Primero Striking 10th chronograph takes high-precision timing read-off to a whole new level[…]