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Zenith Grande Chronomaster XXT El Primero Tourbillon, 45 mm, Rose gold

Zenith Grande Chronomaster XXT El Primero Tourbillon (pre-owned) pairs a 45 mm case in rose gold with a silver dial and a leather strap.

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Case

Material
Rose gold
Diameter
45 mm
Water resistance
30 m

Movement

Movement type
Automatic

Dial

Dial colour
Silver

Strap / bracelet

Strap material
Leather

Set and condition

Brand
Zenith
Reference
18-1260-4005
Year
2009

The story of this watch · Chapters: 6

Zenith Grande Chronomaster XXT El Primero Tourbillon, 45 mm, Rose gold

I · This watch

Zenith Grande Chronomaster XXT El Primero Tourbillon (pre-owned) pairs a 45 mm case in rose gold with a silver dial and a leather strap. It uses an automatic movement. Water-resistant to 30 m. An example from 2009.

Zenith Grande Chronomaster XXT El Primero Tourbillon, 45 mm, Rose gold
case diameter
45 mm
case
Rose gold
water resistance
30 m
movement
Automatic

II · The line

Grande Chronomaster

Zenith created the Chronomaster collection in 1994 as a showcase for its mechanical chronographs. It became a central home for the El Primero movement and later developed both historical and contemporary interpretations.

III

The tourbillon

Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon in 1801. The escapement and balance turn in a small cage, usually once a minute, so the pull of gravity in each position is averaged out instead of always acting in one direction. Today it is as much a display of hand finishing as a matter of precision: the cage is visible through the dial.

IV · The manufacture

Zenith since 1865

Georges Favre-Jacot founded the manufacture behind Zenith in Le Locle in 1865. Bringing watchmaking trades together in one place made coordinated production its starting idea. The high-frequency automatic El Primero chronograph appeared in 1969. When mechanical production was threatened in 1975, Charles Vermot preserved the tooling and plans. Those saved resources enabled El Primero production to resume in 1984. The slim Elite movement introduced in 1994 added another manufacture family. Zenith joined LVMH in 1999, where it remains a watchmaking house. Its manufacture in Le Locle continues to design and make mechanical movements.

  1. 1865Georges Favre-Jacot founded the manufacture behind Zenith in Le Locle in 1865.
  2. 1969The high-frequency automatic El Primero chronograph appeared in 1969.
  3. 1975When mechanical production was threatened in 1975, Charles Vermot preserved the tooling and plans.
  4. 1984Those saved resources enabled El Primero production to resume in 1984.
  5. 1994The slim Elite movement introduced in 1994 added another manufacture family.
  6. 1999Zenith joined LVMH in 1999, where it remains a watchmaking house.
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V · Ownership

Wearing and caring

  1. 1

    An automatic watch winds itself while worn. Left off the wrist for a couple of days it stops: wind it with the crown, then set the time and the date.

  2. 2

    Water resistance up to 50 m means splashes and rain. Do not swim or shower with it.

  3. 3

    Have the movement serviced every few years by the brand's own service or an authorised watchmaker.

  4. 4

    Leather does not like water or perfume: put perfume on before the watch.

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