Ornatus-Mundi
[Zenith]
7136
All fine, but you forgot one: a manual wind chrono ;-)...
"A mono pusher central chronograph minutes el-primero would be pretty incredible, I wonder is it technically possible?" - YES, I do not see why not, since there are indeed examples of chronographs which have been modified in a similar fashion. Let's just take the Frédéric Piguet Cal. 1185, an automatic three register watch, which has been modified for a mono pusher. Or the Patek Philippe Cal. CH 28-520, which carries a central minute hand and is derived from the CH28-520 with subdials.
Combining the three should not be an issue as the concerned units are independent from each other. But then be consequent and execute it as a manually wound one ;-)
Concerning your other question - YES, I am sure there are more commemorative watches! I can't see the case for a company like Zenith to produce only a - in respect to their remaining collection - relatively expensive LE. This is further substantiated by the message send to PPro by Zenith's new CEO, Aldo Magada (see our new masthead!):
"...In 2015, Zenith will celebrate this century and a half of existence by revealing a number of surprises that are perfectly in keeping with the brand’s genetic heritage and identity..."
Cheers,
Magnus
NEWS: ZENITH releases Academy Georges Favre-Jacot for 150th Anniversary
ZENITH Academy Georges Favre-Jacot 150 years is a milestone worth celebrating! An asset as precious now as in yesteryear: daring One of the first industrial watch Manufactures in the modern sense of the term was born in a small Swiss village. To fully gr...
150 is too much for boutique only
You need your AD's to sell 150 of these :-) Nice watch btw !
Other 150th Anniversary releases
Hi all, do you know if Zenith have any more 150th anniversary releases planned? I presumed they would do some form of classic three register El Primero 150th anniversary variant? Personally I would love to see a 42mm mono pusher El Primero, perhaps an int...
All fine, but you forgot one: a manual wind chrono ;-)...
"A mono pusher central chronograph minutes el-primero would be pretty incredible, I wonder is it technically possible?" - YES, I do not see why not, since there are indeed examples of chronographs which have been modified in a similar fashion. Let's just ...
Let's hope they develop something new.
Somehow I think my concept is probably not at the top of their agenda. How about a 10Hz El Primero, a co-axial hours and minutes totaliser sub-dialed version or a reimagining of the El Primero as a highly finished manually wound chronograph similar to the...
Or in order to revive another GREAT Zenith tradition...
please, please, please a new excellent & outstanding and unconventional manually wound chronometer movement , much in the tradition of a Cal. 135, or at least the T-40! If I may wish, please ;-) Magnus
Very interesting. But is this really an El Primero?
Having seen the back of the timepiece on another website, I think it is a cool watch, perhaps a bit large for my taste. The price is very competitive too, which is a nice surprise. Reaction on general sites is mixed, but the watch leaves a very positive i...
Yes, I think the 'El Primero' brand is reserved to 5 Hz escapement...
and not so much to the Cal. 410 and its derivatives. Plus, I am sure that the escapement is very close to the chronograph movement's one: I had the chance to inspect the watch in the metal on sunday. I have to say that its greatest mystery lies it its fus...