On his wrist he wore the Zenith Stratos Flyback Striking 10 with the most famous El Primero inside. In 2012, Austrian Felix Baumgartner became the first person to surpass the sound limit of free fall by jumping from the stratosphere above Mexican desert from 38969.4 meters above sea level. As a result, in 1984, when the quartz crisis was retreating and the demand for mechanical watches began to rise again, Zenith could return to the El Primero caliber.Īlmost 30 years later, the brand took another challenge. introduced caused a shock to competition: the legendary El Primero caliber, clocked at 5 Hertz with an incredible frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour! However, the management of Zenith has decided to destroy all plans and tools for the production of El Primera by transforming production into quartz machines.įortunately, watchmaker Charles Vermot kept his mind and hid all the plans and tools needed to produce high-frequency caliber. As the effort of the first of the mentioned companies turned out, you probably know - the fabulous caliber 11. On the one hand, Heuer, Buren-Hamilton, Breitling and Dubois-Depraz, and Zenith of Le Locle, on the other. In 1969, when the unpleasant aftertaste of the impending quartz crisis was felt in the air, the tip of the Swiss watchmaking finished in an imaginary battle to create the best automatic caliber with a chronograph. An interesting story is attached to this remarkable caliber. Among the most famous and most legendary the El Primero belongs. Almost 100% of all Zenith calibers can boast of an in-house attribute, i.e. It has been on the market since 1865 and currently belongs to the LVMH Group (TAG Heuer, Hublot, Bvlgari and others).

Zenith is without a doubt one of the most prestigious Swiss brands.

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