In-Depth: The Secrets Of The Legendary Zenith El Primero

The Zenith El Primero had what looked to be a bright shining future Zenith won the race against countless companies, Swiss and Japanese, to invent this now legendary chronograph Back in 1975 during the Quartz Crisis, the American company that owned Zenith ordered the cessation of production and the destruction of all things El Primero and mechanical movements.

After some colleagues remembered Vermot's act of bravery and reached out to him, he returned to the Manufacture, broke through the attic wall, and, thanks to him, Zenith restarted production of the El Primero To continue the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of El Primero, Zenith launched the A384 as the final piece of the Revival series Back in 2017, Zenith further defied the laws of watchmaking when they launched the Zenith El Primero 21 with a 1/100th of a second Chronograph.

Zenith is writing the future of watchmaking year after year. . Source