![]() Luckily, the Zenith El Primero Original 1969 comes with a sapphire crystal case-back, exposing the strikingly beautiful and indeed very technical-looking movement inside. ![]() And yet, as briefly discussed above, the complexity of this “base” movement is already truly remarkable. Over the years, Zenith has modified the El Primero in countless ways, adding complex calendars and even gimbal-suspended escapements (hands-on here) to it. Incidentally, 5 Hertz may just be the perfect frequency, as the motion of the seconds hands is remarkably smooth – but not so much to imply an electrical movement underneath, as the small jumps are still visually present. ![]() El Primero Original 1969 and Nikon D810.Ī post shared by David on at 10:29am PDTįurthermore, because the balance wheel ticks 10 times – as opposed to the much more common 8, or sometimes only 6 or 5 times, encountered in most other watches – the seconds hands advance in a visually smoother way, with an almost perfectly fluid, sweeping motion. Imagine that this happens every single minute when you're wearing the watch and you're not even aware 99% of the time. **** Watch our videos at YouTube and INSTAGRAM.Wait for the reflection! Love the quality of execution, even at this level and when viewed so up close - macros are unkind but this is beautiful. *** Please contact us if you want to sell your fine wrist watch or your entire collection. *Please don`t ask for a discount if contacting us via Chrono24 This is clearly a worthy collectors item for any watch connoisseur.ġ year warranty from the Bachmann & Scher GmbH. ![]() Such a cool and honest vintage gentlemen chronograph with outstanding design and movement. There are some minor scratches in the center of the dial when looking with a loupe. ![]() The original untouched Tritium dial has got three different mettalic colored (silver, blue and black) sub dials and a Tachymeter scale on the Rehaute. 6139 it was the third among the first automatic chronograph movements. Together with the HEUER caliber 11 and SEIKOS cal. Manufactured in around 1970, this MARK 3 has the legendary automatic fast beat caliber EL PRIMERO Cal.3019 PHC build in. We are proud to offer you this very good vintage ZENITH El Primero Ref.A386 in stainless steel with leather strap. ![]()
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