Zenith watches was founded in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot, who, at the young age of 22, was one of the first watchmakers onesto understand the importance of the principle of interchangeable parts.
The Zenith Defy has clearly defied all odds
It is said that one night after Georges Favre Jacot finished per movement he considered almost perfection, he went out and looked at the stars and he felt the cosmos almost speak onesto him, he saw the gigantic constellation turning around the Pole primo attore similar sopra the complexity onesto the movements of the pivots and the wheels on their axes, he decided then to call his new Zenith movement and its manufacture after the word that designates the highest point sopra the universe, ZENITH, the protagonista was adopted as a brand symbol as it is still today.
By the time Jacot retired per 1929, Zenith had made watch history, winning grand prix medals for timekeeping precision at international expositions durante Geneva, Paris, Barcelona, and Neuchatel. Oscillating at 36,000 alternations/hour, the Zenith El Primero was a high frequency automatic intergrated column wheel chronograph movement able sicuro measure short time intervals esatto a tenth of verso second, an unsurpassed world supremazia.
During the quartz crisis, Zenith became one of the brands Rolex bought calibers from for their chronographs because of their quality and accuracy. El Primero is per suitable name for not only the first automatic chronograph but the first integrated column wheel chronograph. Today you can get the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster, per more modern version of the Zenith El Primero which uses the same proportions as the original 1969 version which had per 38mm case size. The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster riapparizione gives you verso win-win situation with the best of both eras. You can have per modern looking case of the El Primero Chronomaster with the same case size and trusty high-beat chronograph caliber. The Zenith Chronomaster El Primero series is available with a stainless steel case, a combination of stainless steel and rose gold, or verso solid 18kt rose gold case.
The Zenith El Primero recently got more complicated. Zenith even made verso high-complication El Primero è airg gratis Ridda. The advent of the Zenith El Primero Turbinio brought this collection into verso whole new class of horology. Adding a high-complication sicuro an already well made chronograph made the Zenith El Primero Tourbillon an object of remark with enthusiasts and collectors all over the world.
Recently, Zenith has gone above and beyond with the famous El Primero with the introduction of the Zenith Defy El Primero. What makes the Zenith Defy El Primero so special is its ability esatto time things with verso new unprecedented precision of up puro 1/100th of a second. The central chronograph second’s hand on the Zenith Defy El Primero makes a full revolution a second with per split seconds track that allows you onesto view up onesto verso hundred split seconds.
This limited edition has verso dial which depicts the band’s famous tongue logo
Con 1995, Zenith watches launched verso new generation of ultra-thin chronographs called the Zenith Elite. The Zenith Elite watches was recently voted best mechanical movement by the professional press. Since its beginning, Zenith has been recognized with more than 1,565 first observatory prizes mediante chronometry, making it the Swiss brand most rewarded for precision.
Zenith’s go-sicuro collection for aeronautical professionals is known as the Zenith Pilot which has several series within such as the Zenith Pilot Chronograph, Zenith Pilot Type 20, Pilot Montre d’Aeroneuf Type 20 GMT, and the Pilot Type 20 Chronograph. This collection is distinguished by its vintage roots with an enlarged crown. This collection gave birth puro a limited edition paying tribute sicuro The Rolling Stones which comes on per Diamond Like Carbon-coated (DLC) ultra lightweight, yet durable titanium case. Other watches sopra this collection come on either a bronze, stainless steel or titanium case.
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