The key is Zenith‘s special caliber 4023 with a partially skeletonized balance bridge beating through a partially skeletonized dial.
Its power reserve and retrograde date functions are practical and entertaining at the same time.Īn “open escapement” captures 90% of the visual appeal of a tourbillon at 10% of the price. 42mm in diameter and composed of stainless steel, the Chronomaster has the kind of everyday versatility to look sharp in casual and formal settings alike. Today, this Chronomaster Open Power Reserve carries the El Primero into the 21st century in style. Rescued from the scrapper’s torch by an enterprising Zenith watchmaker, the tooling for this living legend survived to see a new era of production from the 1980s to the present. Regardless of podium order, there is no arguing that of the three rivals for the title, the El Primero has been the most enduring and celebrated. In 1969, the Zenith El Primero arguably became the first automatic chronograph movement to debut.
This El Primero Chronomaster Open Power Reserve features history, handsome good looks, and sweet features in abundance. Zenith’s Chronomaster is an all-time great nameplate in the pantheon of watches bearing the famed El Primerochronograph movement.
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