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Chronomaster
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1969 (El Primero movement)
Zenith's flagship chronograph line built around the legendary El Primero movement, capable of measuring to 1/10th of a second.
- Category
- High-frequency chronograph
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, titanium, 18k rose gold, ceramic
- Sizes
- 38mm, 39.5mm, 42mm
- Dial
- Tri-color tachymeter dial with panda or reverse-panda layout
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Steel bracelet or leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre El Primero 3600
- Movement type
- Automatic chronograph, 5Hz (36,000 vph)
- Power reserve
- 60 hours
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM)
- Complications
- Chronograph · Date
- Key references
- 03.3300.3600/69.M3300
- Price band
- $8,900–$14,000
The house
Zenith
Creator of the El Primero, the first automatic chronograph movement and still one of the highest-frequency movements in the world at 5Hz / 36,000 vph.
- Founded
- 1865
- Founder
- Georges Favre-Jacot
- Headquarters
- Le Locle, Switzerland
- Signature materials
- Titanium, Aeronith (ultra-lightweight composite), ceramic, Ceratanium
- Signature movements
- In-house El Primero calibre family (3600, 400 series), the world's first automatic chronograph movement introduced in 1969
- Notable designers
- Charles Vermot