![]() ![]() Crafted in a sleek 39.5mm steel case, this version. The central chronograph hand measures 1/10th of a second, while there’s a 60-second counter at 3 o’clock and 60-minute counter at 6 o’clock. The Chronomaster Open offers a view of the beating heart of the El Primero movement from the dial. The open-worked hour and minute hands, and all applied indices have Super-LumiNova inserts. Earlier El Primero movements in the Chronomaster Open line had perlage within the open heart, but the latest caliber 3604 replaces this with a contemporary, laser-engraved concentric pattern. The two sub-dials at 3 and 6 o’clock (blue and grey, respectively), and remaining dial elements are similar to the Chronomaster Sport. Part of the trilogy of automatic chronograph movements that hit the market in 1969, it is the only one that is still produced to date. ![]() Presented in 1969, the Zenith El Primero has become an undisputed horological icon. The small seconds sub-dial at 9 o’clock is made from hesalite (acrylic) with the silicon escape wheel at the upper left and balance wheel above. Meet the new Zenith Chronomaster Sport, and don’t miss our video review above to see how it looks on the wrist. It comes in matte black or silver with the steel case, or matte silver with rose gold. The dial is an evolution of the original 2003 Chronomaster Open with multiple cutouts showing the balance, escapement and small seconds gears. Hands-On with the Zenith Chronomaster Open in Rose Gold JWords By Zach Kazan Photos By Cassie Zhang On my most recent trip to the Worn & Wound offices in Brooklyn, I received an email toward the end of my week in the city from the rep for Zenith, one of my favorite brands. With the new Chronomaster Original, Zenith is not only bringing back the design of the A386 in a non-limited steel version but it is going one step further by powering this model with an El Primero calibre offering 1/10th of a second precision and time measurement. A sapphire crystal protects the dial and a sapphire exhibition case back displays the latest caliber 3600. There’s a combination of brushed and polished elements, with a slim polished bezel and chamfers. The new case design is nigh identical to last year’s Chronomaster Sport with the same crown, pushers and caseband, but without the prominent ceramic bezel. There are two stainless steel models with either a black or silver dial, and a rose gold model with a silver dial. The case is 39.5mm in diameter and 13.1mm thick (lug-to-lug 45.2mm), which again is more wearable for the majority of wrists. These new Chronomaster Open watches replace the previous 42mm variant, which is now discontinued. The dial has been redesigned with cutouts displaying the entirety of the balance and escapement, and the reworked caliber 3600 features skeletonization to better showcase both. Introduced in 2003, the Chronomaster Open features an open heart design that was a first for chronographs and highlights Zenith’s high beat (5Hz) movement on the front. Zenith introduced a trio of new Chronomaster Open models at Watches & Wonders that shrink the case to a more universal size and house the latest El Primero Caliber 3600 high beat automatic. ![]()
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