El Primero

No date???? Le Locle / Geneva, 14 April 2026 : When ZENITH introduced the El Primero in 1969, it did more than launch the world's first automatic, integrated high-frequency chronograph. It established a new standard of precision in mechanical watchmaking.

Le Locle / Geneva, 14 April 2026 : The CHRONOMASTER Sport stands at the intersection of legacy and forward momentum. Born from the El Primero, the world's first automatic, integrated high-frequency chronograph calibre, it carries more than five decades of

Zenith chronomaster revival in Arabic yellow dial.

A nice one spotted in Paris some years ago. And a nice piece of Chronological History, too. Best, Nicolas

Is it special enough? A lighter blue for the minute chronograph counter apart, nothing really special, in my opinion. What do you think? Best, Nicolas

This is the rare steel/white gold version. Cheers, HSTE Herebelow with the more common steel/18k gold version

Now for the hard part, my first choice from the offered watches would be the Parmigiani Fleurier Ionica 8-Day white dial as I just think it is such a beautiful watch. My least favourite is also not an easy choice but it is the Zenith El Primero White dial

1960s manual-wind chronographs often featured no date window at all. The placement of a date window between 4 and 5 o’clock became common in the late 1960s and 1970s, particularly with automatic chronographs like the Zenith El Primero (A386 reference), bu

“While the El Primero movement appeared in three models – A384, A385 and A386 – other important early adopters of the legendary calibres came on the market, including the rare reference A3818, one of the rarest El Primero references, with about 1,000 exam

Credit: vintagewatchesnyc. One I would love to have, one day! Best, Nicolas