Zenith Leather Strap Watches

Equipped with the latest innovations and superior technology, Zenith represents the finest form of Swiss wristwatches and suitable for the most fastidious clientele. The manufacture was founded in 1865 by a young watch expert, Georges Favre-Jacot, who has named the company after the star that designates the highest point in the universe. Zenith has grown considerably since then, earning global acclaim for its luxury watches and garnering many awards at international expositions. Today, the company creates wristwatches for both men and women. The watches are still manufactured according to the great watch*** tradition but with a more contemporary design and bolder approach as is the case of this new spectacular timekeeper signed Zenith, the El Primero Chronomaster Open Power Reserve. Merging all these aspects in a single watch, the brand is pleased to present us its new fashionable model that leaves no man indifferent.The emblematic feature of the new Chronomaster Open Power Reserve is the openings exposed by the dial that reveal the first automatic movement developed and manufactured exclusively in Zenith workshops – the highly popular El Primero movement. The magic of the mechanism lies in the number of beats – 36,000 alternations/hour, which means the movement makes 10 beats/second, a performance 25% higher than in other mechanisms available on the market. This supreme movement that animates the watch is composed of 248 parts, 39 jewels and stores energy for approximately 50 hours. Beside the aesthetic success of the 'uncovered heart', the new Zenith watch reflects the technical mastery of the brand's craftsmen: to make the heart of the El Primero movement visible, it has been placed to 10 o'clock, so the curious eyes can see into the perfectly synchronized vibrations. Furthermore, the Chronomaster Open Power Reserve employs a sophisticated dial which accommodates central hours and minutes and second chronograph counter with facetted, rhodium-plated hands, small seconds placed at 9 o'clock, a power-reserve indicator featuring a blue hand, a 30-minute indicator located at 3 o'clock also with blue hand, hand-set hour-markers and a tachymeter engraved on the flanges. A sapphire crystal coat anti-glare treated on both faces protects the case and the dial of the new model. The spectacular movement hidden inside is visible through the sapphire glass case-back. The timepiece features a 42mm case water-resistant to 100 meters and is mounted on a classy alligator leather strap available in brown or black, completing this piece of jewelry.Therefore, Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Open Power Reserve is a highly technical watch that displays a contemporary aesthetic design with highly finished features, suitable for the most demanding watch connoisseurs or for modern men who appreciate a high-quality accessory. The model is to be unveiled at BaselWorld 2011 and released in different variants: crafted in *** stainless steel case with either silver or black sun-burst dial, or with silver sun-burst dial in an 18K rose gold case or in a rose gold and stainless steel case.

Zenith El Primero Tourbillon ChronographThe new Zenith El Primero Tourbillon Chronograph watch is yet another good offer from the company that finally found its own design tongue.The new watch looks like an evolution of the design that was first introduced in 2008 with the Grande Class Tourbillon El Primero model.Like that watch, the new Zenith El Primero Tourbillon Chronograph has its tourbillon cage placed at 11 o’clock; the chronograph counters placed at 3 and 6 o’clock (dangerously close to the center of the dial;) and the date indicator is located inside the tourbillon cage’s outer rim.In fact, the new watch is powered by the El Primero 4035 D movement, which is a modified version of the El Primero 4035 automatic caliber that motivated the Grande Class model.Thanks to an in-line escapement that shifts the balance spring to the outer edge of the rotating carriage, this fast movement (it beats at impressive 36,000 vph and is therefore much more accurate than slower movements, but also consumes much more energy) has a power reserve rating of more than 50 hours.I wasn’t able to find any information regarding the modifications that were made to the movement, but in its press release the Swiss watchmaker says that the El Primero 4035 D is made of 381 components, while the original 4035 sported only 325 parts.My guess is that the modifications may be limited to the date display system, which is incorporated into the tourbillon cage.While the Grande Class Tourbillon El Primero featured a usual rotating ring that showed current date in a small display window, the new watch has a skeletonized rotating disk that spins around stationary ring with printed Arabic numerals and points at one that represents current date.Of course, since Mr. Dufour took over the company, their design become not as bold as it used to be when the brand was headed by a younger and a lot more energetic Mr. Thierry Nataf.However, as guys from Zenith’s sales department may point out, that was actually good for the business: a combination of more subdued design and a lot more affordable prices did the miracle and rescued the Swiss brand from the financial abyss.The El Primero Tourbillon Chronograph comes in the same 44 mm case as the recent El Primero Rattrapante flyback chrono.While not particularly large, the case sports rater long lugs, so, if you have a thin wrist, you should probably try the watch first.The watch is available both in 18-carat rose gold and in stainless steel and is priced at $66,800 and $49,700 respectively.