REVIEW Zenith El Primero Chronomaster

The Timepiece Gallery has joined with Zenith with an exclusive El Primero Chronomaster Best Swiss Watch. With simply 10 watches available on the planet, it features our exclusive blue brand pantone around the dial and blue stitching around the strap. Each model also offers the most important-10 engraved around the caseback, it's a classic one-off enthusiast’s piece.

We requested The Timepiece Gallery's Assistant Manager at Selfridges Christine Borg-Mirza to examine this exciting new model...

It is usually an honor for any high-finish watch manufacture to wish to make a special edition watch out for The Timepiece Gallery (our last was a unique collaboration with British watch brand Bremont). It's a real testament in the market that we're valued like a store which is also an effective way for brands to exhibit us their appreciation. Zenith, getting probably the most respected Swiss in-house watch manufactures, has been doing exactly that with this particular exclusive Chronomaster Open El-Primero, restricted to only ten pieces.

The famous El-Primero movement is created completely in-house, however in The Timepiece Gallery version, areas of the movement are made with silicone, what are purply/blueish escape wheel and anchor that's visible when viewing with the open window around the front from the dial.

This new technologies are getting used more frequently in a variety of high-finish watches since it is perfectly smooth so when it interacts along with other components it creates less friction which extends the service interval, reliability and precision - additionally, it adds a fascinating contrast from the other metal within the movement.

It is always good to determine about this 42mm unique steel watch, that her 50 hour energy reserve indicator by 6 o'clock, together with the chronograph half an hour sub dial by 3 o'clock. Despite the fact that the dial comes complete with interesting complications it doesn't feel busy, because the black dial combined with Watch Gallery pantone blue really are a subtle combination which has an understated effect which provides an ageless appeal.

Nowhere stitching about this exceptional watch provides a sporty characteristic to the style of the alligator strap. You'll be able to go swimming with this particular watch because it is 100m water-resistant, yet it's not advisable, despite the fact that around the bottom it features a sweat proof coating to assistance with extending its life time.

The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Exclusive is a perfect everyday watch out for a gentleman who desires a vintage, timeless, and rare watch that will slot in perfectly to the watch collection, it's the kind that you'd very happily pass lower for your family people in decades in the future.