Zenith El Primero

(Image credit: Zenith website)

Intro

The Zenith El Primero is both a movement and a watch. This page refers to the calibre 400 movement. The El Primero is a hi-beat Automatic chronograph, famously used in the Rolex Daytona until 2000.

Specs

• Debut 1969, as the calibre 3019.
• Size 30mm by 6.5mm, 13.2 ligne
• 280 components
• 31 jewels
• Automatic, bidirectional winding, [column wheel] chronograph.
• Rate: 36000 vph (hi-beat)
• Power reserve: 52 hours
• hacking
• Handwinding
• Hour, minute, central seconds, quickset date, 12 hour chronograph, 3 [register]s.
• Unknown accuracy. Usually chronometer rated.
• decoration and Adjustments vary.

Links

• Excellent TimeZone review
• Another TZ review (different watch, 410 variant with moonphase)
• Wikipedia page

See also

• hi-beat

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