![]() As such, you can't compare that against this Zenith. The Sinn is a tool watch as it has a Tegiment treated case (so much less chance of getting marked up) and a high WR rating. I have the option of swapping the dial and hands for an alternative black dial/ lumed hands choice (LVMH are happy to supply me with parts) but at a cool £400 I’ll continue to squint! Even though I struggle to read mine with my ageing eyesight I still love it. As a fellow northerner his comment was blunt and to the point: ‘don’t like it mate, the date’s all wrong’.I sat there and supped my beer whilst trying to compose a response then decided to keep supping, there really was no answer!ĭate at 6, or date at 12 would work better, but the Zenith El Primero movement is such a thing of beauty I can forgive these watches their minor shortcomings. It’s a watch that usually gets favourable comments from watch fans, a certain Eddie Platts liked it when he saw it (praise from the highest authority!), so when I met up with Kirk280 for one of our GTGs I expected a positive response. ![]() Despite its shortcomings I love it and the wonky date never bothered me. It’s a very elegant watch but its not easy to read, the dials a bit fussy and the hands are slim. Its one I restored for someone and eventually ended up owning. I own a 1999 Zenith El Primero, 38mm case, classic silvered dial. One of my biggest horological regrets is not owning a Zenith because all the ones I like have the wonky date window.Have to smile at this. I’m normally into traditional shaped cases but I really like shapes like the zenith, as long as the case has visible lugs, for some reason. ![]() The fact it’s Ti and a dark case too help!Frustrating when you can’t think isn’t it! I had to get up one night and google what Rice Crispies were called because I couldn’t remember the name. But it’s definitely a chrono that I’m picturing through a hazy recollectionĪs gcleminson mentioned, it’s got a similar neutral palate feel to it as the Speedy but looks like it’s very readable, which are all reasons I like it. That’s what probably stuck in my mind as I like them on watches like the Seiko diver that has similar (and the GS quartz that does too). Hmmm could be, although I’m sure whatever watch I’m thinking of in my head had more angled lugs like the Zenith. The fact it’s Ti and a dark case too help! Yes the Zenith is well out of my price range too, unless my Euromillions numbers come up tomorrow! I quite like the quirkiness of the second hand personally too.Īs gcleminson mentioned, it’s got a similar neutral palate feel to it as the Speedy but looks like it’s very readable, which are all reasons I like it. I might have to spend a bit of time over the bank holiday weekend trawling through Citizen and Casio watch listings to see if I can find what I’m thinking of! But it’s definitely a chrono that I’m picturing through a hazy recollection I'm also not a fan of those straps with the contrasting stitch on the corners.Hmmm could be, although I’m sure whatever watch I’m thinking of in my head had more angled lugs like the Zenith. I really like the watch but it's a bit out of my range to be honest, and that second hand is a bit distracting. It’s a fantastic mix between the traditional side of the shape of the A384 and the modern aspect of the micro-blasted twist.” It’s a fitting designation not just for the achromatic color scheme but also the way it wears: Thanks to the ultra-light case material, the $8,100 watch seems to lay weightless on your wrist.It's not one of these is it? Very similar shape actually now I compare them. “We decided to mount it in the A384 case with micro-blasts titanium. ![]() ![]() “A little less than a year ago, we were looking for documents and archives and things in one part of the attic, where we usually don’t go, and we found a box with one of the three prototypes, made in 1971, that were previously thought to be lost,” says Zenith CEO Julien Tornare. In a dark, hidden corner of the manufacture’s attic. The new model is called the Shadow because the prototype on which it was based was discovered Zenith kept the prototype’s angled case shape, black dial with white markers and practical 37 mm size, but outfitted the new Shadow with the revered El Primero 400 movement originally found in the A384 model-something the 1970 version never had. Yet, based on a previously lost prototype from the ’70s. Zenith’s newest El Primero model, the mysteriously named Shadow, might be its most exciting version ![]()
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