Precise time setting has also been made easily with a hacking-seconds for the time.īut the true highlight are the twin chronograph seconds hands. Perhaps most relevant for daily wear is the extended power reserve that’s now 60 hours, ten more than the original calibre and approaching the modern-day norm of three days. 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.
ZENITH CHRONOMASTER SPORT BLACK FULL
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.
ZENITH CHRONOMASTER SPORT BLACK UPGRADE
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. Powered by the El Primero 3600 1/10th of a second automatic chronograph movement.Īvailable with either a black or white dial with the signature El Primero tricolour counters with golden hands and applied markers, the Chronomaster Sport in rose gold is meticulously finished with satin-brushed and polished surfaces to bring out the warm radiance of the precious metal.Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest Weibo Mail Instagram The CHRONOMASTER Sport in rose gold combines elements of past ZENITH chronograph references such as the black tricolour dial, pump-style pushers and gold bracelet in a modern 41mm steel case. Because performance and preciousness don’t have to be mutually exclusive, Zenith has crafted the Chronomaster Sport entirely in rose gold – including the bracelet and engraved bezel with 1/10th of a second scale.
Visible through the sapphire display back, the new architecture is strikingly evident, revealing a blue column wheel and open rotor marked with the five-pointed star Zenith.įull gold chronographs have a special place in Zenith history that even predate the El Primero. Its autonomy has also been rendered more efficient, with an extended power reserve of 60 hours. With its high frequency of 5 Hz (36’000 VpH), the movement is able to precisely offer a 1/10th of second function that’s easily readable, displayed directly on the bezel as well as the dial. The result of over 50 years of perfecting the El Primero, the world’s first automatic high-frequency chronograph calibre, the Chronomaster Sport line is equipped with the newest version of the venerable movement, the El Primero 3600. Now, Zenith is expanding the collection with new versions incorporating precious metals while retaining the performance-centric allure of the model. Crowned with the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2021 “Chronograph” prize, the Chronomaster Sport is already a modern chronograph icon in the making. With the unveiling of the Chronomaster Sport in 2021, Zenith once again set a new gold standard for automatic sporty chronographs.
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