Moreover, I believe Zenith nailed their chronograph DNA right out of the gate in the El Primero. I mean, I see the reissues today and they look every bit as contemporary and edgy as just about everything except HYT. This case, with this dial, it must’ve made a similar impact in 1971. You know how Dyson vacuums all look kind of like they’re actually made to go on the next launch to the ISS? It’s a vacuum, but it looks like a nano-gel turbo thruster. While the A386 was produced in 2500 examples, this A3817 was only ever produced in a (Zenith SA-confirmed) 1000 examples. It’s lesser known because it’s just lesser-seen. This is the 1970s successor to the A386’s 3019 PHC halo-product throne: the A3817. It even brought the famous ‘sharks tooth’ chronograph seconds track from the Cover Girl. It fact, it’s really the only other watch Zenith made in period besides the A386 to sport the grey-dark grey-blue. Included is a monometallic balance that's adjusted for heat, cold, and 5 positions, a self-compensating flat balance spring, and a micrometer regulator.There is only one watch that has combined Zenith’s A386-style tricolor subs with an A3818 Cover Girl case. It's constructed with 31 jewels, a shock absorber mechanism, and a straight-line lever escapement. The automatic calibre 410Z movement is rhodium-plated. Included is the COSC (superlative chronometer officially certified) certificate. The case, dial, and movement are all signed. The automatic El Primero movement is and it's water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet). The date aperture is between 4 and 5 o'clock, the day window is at 10 o'clock, and the month window is at 2. It has a triple calendar with day, date, and month. There is a square pushbutton chronograph with a moon phase sub dial at 6 o'clock. The dial is solid silver with applied steel Roman numeral and triangular hour markers, dauphine hands, and an outer track for minutes and a tachometer. The black alligator leather strap has a matching stainless steel buckle. The solid three-body case, fluted lugs, and rounded, stepped bezel are polished, with an exhibition sapphire crystal case back with 6 screws. This is a stainless steel Zenith Chronomaster T El Primero 01.0240.410. More about Chronomaster T El Primero Moon Silver Dial SS 40MM
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