Ornatus-Mundi
[Zenith]
7136
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 fusée chaine - not only optically, but mostly in its tactile sensation. If you have the chance to see and touch it, do it and wind it up!. Once you experienced this you understood what's all about it!
But its for owners only...
Regarding size, I think it is quite manageable and the watch wears extremely well.
As for the price, it depends where you are coming from. If you look at it from the point of having the force constante mechanism as a (really rare and delicious) addition - the watch offers al to for the money.
But some people consider it a Christophe Colomb Hurricane sans hurricane (gyro tourbillon mechanism). Then the balance sheet might look different.
I think this is where the controversy has its origin. My point is that the watch offers a unique combination and pleases a collector's heart as well as his/her intellect alike. The rest is an issue of taste and appreciation, and there's little we can do about it.
I for one am glad Zenith offered this watch.
Best,
Magnus
This message has been edited by Ornatus-Mundi on 2014-11-18 13:30:44
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...