Friday, August 21, 2009

Zenith El Primero - the king of watch movements

My regular buyers are well aware of how passionate I am about Zenith watches.

I often say that a $5,000 Zenith El Primero is internally as good as any $50,000 Patek! When Rolex wanted the best chronograph movement money could buy, they went to Zenith - and until year 2000, the modified Zenith El Primero was powering hundreds of thousands of Rolex Daytona watches worldwide.

Zenith "El Primero" Chronomaster 02.0240.410





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3 comments:

  1. PerpetuelleAugust 23, 2009 at 1:31 AM

    What a great post! The decline of Zenith and the El Primero is unfortunate. Always nice to read articles such as this.

    Kyle / FirstInWatches.com

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  2. AnonymousJune 29, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    I am curious to know how Zenith's Elite movement compares with Zenith's El Primero movement. Ignoring the fact that I am comparing apples and oranges, is the Elite "as good" as the El Primero? Any thoughts?

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  3. UnknownMarch 19, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    Thanks for another great article. This is food for thought before buying yet another Valjoux 7750. So I have a question, what is your opinion of the El Primero vs. a 7750 that is finished by a really good firm, like IWC for instance? Looking forward to your response!

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