#ZENITH EL PRIMERO OPEN 42 MANUAL#

Thick tapered lugs curve over your wrist with a lug to lug length of 50mm and a case thickness of 13mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Here we have a 2018 Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Open with a 42mm polished and brushed stainless steel case. 4030 inside which had a number of alterations made by Rolex and it was kept under wraps as to who they got their movements from unsurprisingly. Thanks to a new contract In 1989 Rolex introduced the Daytona Ref 16520 with the El Primero Cal.

#ZENITH EL PRIMERO OPEN 42 MANUAL#

It was decreed that everything connected with the manual and El Primero movements be destroyed but thanks to the foresight of Charles Vermot, a foreman of one of the workshops, who hid away as much as he could get his hands on over several months including the 150 presses, thus saving these incredible movements. The introduction of the El Primero Automatic as the world's first Automatic Chronograph had a run from 1969 until 1975 when it was decided by Zenith Radio Corporation owners at that time until 1978, that all mechanical movements should cease production and all production be transferred to quartz. Their most recognised movement is the El Primero it was released in 1969, went into production in 1975, and was re-issued in 1986. Zenith is one of the only Swiss manufacturers to still produce their own in-house movements.

In 1999 Zenith was purchased by LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) joining brands like TAG and Hublot. Famous Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911 and the North Pole in 1926, wore Zenith watches on his expeditions. Their manufacturing was based in Le Locle Switzerland.

Zenith was founded in 1865 by 22-year-old watchmaker Georges Favre-Jacot.

Zenith el primero open 42