To preface this Fortnight Review, I’m not saying I’m disappointed by this watch as a whole I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it, but some parts make me think in uncharitable ways. Parts of me really love it, other parts of me don’t like it at all, and some are just a little underwhelmed. The reason for my apprehension is this: I don’t know exactly how I feel about the new Zenith. Fortunately, a hectic schedule has done that for me, but it can only go on for so long before it’s time to face the music. The dial is filled with complications and offers a filling experience when one tends to look at it.Believe it or not, this is an review I’ve been trying to put off writing. The Zenith Chronomaster collection takes its cues from the modern timekeepers currently available in the market.

On the other hand, the Chronomaster Revival series pays homage to the original timepieces created under the ‘El Primero’ era. Whereas, the openwork dial offers an insight into the ‘El Primero’ in the El Primero Open series. The addition of tachymeter in the Chronomaster Sport series provides the collection with a sportier look. The Chronographs are fitted at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock markers and are controlled by two push buttons which are placed over and below the crown. The Zenith Chronomaster collection is fitted with features such as Date, Open Heart, Small Seconds, Tachymeter, and 1/10th seconds Chronograph.

The series employed under this collection are Sport, Original, Revival, and El Primero Open. The identity of a timepiece from the Zenith Chronomaster is a set of chronographs stamped on the dial. The famed movement, El Primero was fitted inside this collection and to this day houses inside the Chronomaster’s case. Taking its influences from the 60s and 70s, the Chronomaster collection bifurcates the art of watchmaking with simplicity. This marked the unprecedented growth of the Chronomaster collection and the El Primero with timepieces such as Chronomaster Open, Chronomaster Sport, and Chronomaster Revival. First launched in 1994, the Chronomaster collection was the first one to display the El Primero movement with a sapphire crystal case back.

The story of the Zenith Chronomaster collection is very well imbibed with the El Primero.

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