Above all, however, the new Zenith ceramic bezel looks suspiciously similar to that of a modern Daytona, albeit only at first glance. If we are completely honest, this is also somewhat understandable, as elements such as the hands are almost identical. Of course, voices were quick to claim that the new Chronomaster Sport was modeled after the Rolex Daytona. Thanks to the clear markings on the ceramic bezel, stopping as well as accurately reading the 1/10th of a second hand is now super easy. Simply put, the second hand now moves across the dial at 6 times the speed of a “normal” chronograph hand. The idea behind this is that it allows the wearer to measure a tenth of a second. This is rather unusual since a conventional chronograph seconds hand only circles the dial every 60 seconds. When activated, this completes one revolution in 10 seconds. The totalizer at 9 o’clock represents the running seconds of the watch, while the chronograph seconds hand is centrally located. The three-color dial displays the 60-second counter at 3 o’clock and the 60-minute counter at 6 o’clock. The built-in column wheel chronograph caliber represents the new generation of the legendary El Primero automatic high-beat caliber, which was introduced in 1969. Nevertheless, the new Zenith Chronomaster Sport is more than just the sum of its parts. Another technical highlight is the tenths of a second display (more on that in a moment), which was implemented in the Zenith Striking 1/10th introduced in 2011. This was already the case on the 1969 original A386, as well as the slightly protruding pushers (“pump pushers”).Īlso, the black bezel is already known from the A277 model, while the polished and satin-finished bracelet was already used on the Zenith De Luca. First and foremost is certainly the iconic dial layout with the three subdials arranged in a triangle, which slightly overlap. Zenith Chronomaster SportĪt first glance, it’s clear that this new introduction has everything that makes the heart of a Zenith (El Primero) fan beat faster. With the new Zenith Chronomaster Sport, this high-frequency chronograph caliber is now also available in a non-limited watch – and an attractive one at that.
Included for the first time in the Zenith Chronomaster 2: the caliber 3600.
Zenith took this as an opportunity to introduce the limited edition “50 Years of El Primero Anniversary Set” consisting of three watches.
From Breitling to Bulova and from Rolex to Patek Philippe, this could be an exception year of releases.In 2019, Zenith’s legendary El Primero chronograph celebrated its 50th birthday. Thus far in 2021 we have already seen novelties such as the new Omega Speedmaster Professional, Grand Seiko SLGH005 and Zenith Chronomaster Sport El Primero 3600 'Daytona' but, in this podcast, I would like to present some of the watches we should still be looking forward to this year.
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