It costs about 20% more than an average model with the original El Primero movement, clocking in at US$9,500 on a strap, or US$10,000 on a steel bracelet.Īn improvement over the original in many aspects, the El Primero 3600 boasts long-overdue technical updates as well new innovations. Amongst the tweaks are a wider ceramic bezel and lacquered dials in stark white or black – a look that calls to mind the flagship chronograph of the green giant in Geneva.Īs is the case with most Zenith chronographs, the Chronomaster Sport is priced reasonably.

The design is an incremental evolution of the Chronomaster 2 equipped with the El Primero 3600 that was part of the three-piece anniversary set. Technical ingenuity notwithstanding, the watch itself looks good, albeit slightly derivative.

That truly unleashes the full potential of the El Primero movement, which runs at 10 beats a second, or 36,000 beats per hour. Most notable is the addition of a lightning central seconds that travels six times as fast, completing one revolution every 10 seconds, allowing it to measure 1/10th of a second. The El Primero 3600 is certainly an impressive upgrade and a completely different animal compared to the original El Primero. Now that the vintage remakes have reached their end with the final instalment announced just recently, the new movement can take the stage. The debut of El Primero 3600 two years ago was noteworthy, but it was lost amongst the tasteful remakes – case in point – created to commemorate the anniversary. The El Primero 3600 finally becomes accessible with the new Chronomaster Sport, a new line of sports chronographs featuring a shiny black-ceramic bezel and two dial options.

Designed from ground up as a brand-new movement, the El Primero 3600 was equipped with modern tech and additional features, including twin chronograph seconds hands.īut the movement never made it to regular production, until now. Two years ago, when Zenith celebrated the semicentennial of the El Primero – the world’s first high-beat, automatic chronograph movement – a successor to the long-running workhorse was quietly unveiled as part of a three-piece set. Share Facebook Linkedin Twitter Weibo Instagram

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