Striking 10th Chronograph---Zenith El Primero Lightweight

We said concerning the new special edition Zenith El Primero Lightweight Striking 10th Chronograph recently. Yesterday, we'd our first chance to determine it within the flesh. That which you notice immediately whenever you get it is when light it's. In the titanium components used both around the situation as well as in the movement - towards the high-tech situation using its ceramized aluminum core and carbon fibre spend - the timepiece weighs in at in at just about 45 grams.

Calculating 45 mm across by 13.20 mm thick, the outer area of the situation is made of carbon fibre. The interior situation consists of ceramized aluminum, a cutting-edge material that's both light and durable. To help lessen the weight the chronograph pushpieces and also the crown have been in titanium and also the lugs happen to be hollowed.

To lighten the El Primero Zenith utilized titanium rather than brass for that main plate, barrel bridge, balance bridge, chronograph bridge, pallet bridge and pallet-wheel bridge. The resulting movement is 25% lighter than the usual classic El Primero movement (or 15.45 grams in comparison to 21.10 grams).

Wrapped within the carbon and ceramised aluminum situation structure we discover the 4052 W El Primero Striking tenth movement, a computerized chronograph movement running at 36,000 vph having a skeleton of titanium along with a heart of plastic. Supplying a total weight reduction of 25% on the standard El Primero movement, the 4052 W weighs in at just 15.45g and utilizes a plastic lever, escape wheel, and double chronograph wheel. 

Furthermore, the main plate and five bridges happen to be constructed from titanium rather than brass to assist in the losing of more weight. It makes sense a light-weight form of a previously excellent chronograph movement that completely suits the spirit and goals established through the advanced situation design.

The dial is skeletonized, together with a disc-type date display that's been lightened and reworked with pierced numbers, using the date being outlined within the aperture at 6 o’clock having a red-colored disc behind it.

There's additionally a very awesome date display at six showing the date via cut-out numbers having a red-colored background. Exactly the same red-colored is viewed around the dial peripheral and also the central 1/10 seconds hands using its Zenith star counterbalance. Great dial design at the office here. Plenty of detail and eye-catching elements without compromising the legibility of times display or chronograph measure.

The Zenith El Primero Lightweight Striking 10th Chronograph occur a Nomex-covered textile and black rubber backed strap having a black triple folding clasp. It's restricted to just 100 pieces worldwide and will also be offered at merchants beginning Monday for $22,000.