Zenith Chronomaster Original 03.3200.3600/21.C903 2022 [Preowned]

Overview 

Zenith is a legacy watchmaker / manufacture with traditions that run deep in the legacy of watchmaking. One example is the iconic A386 El Primero chronograph from 1969 as a prime example of Zenith's masterful blend of wrist-born practicality and handsome, appropriately restrained styling.

With the new Chronomaster Original collection, the Le Locle-based brand is going back to those roots while injecting some thoroughly modern swagger. Case in point: The reverse panda dial execution seen here is an unmistakable wink to vintage chronograph lovers yet packaged in a distinctly up-to-date way.

The stealthy black backdrop provides an ideal high-contrast canvas for the watch's signature party piece - those creamy white subdials tracking seconds, minutes, and constant seconds. It's an inverse spirit made even more striking thanks to a sloped black flange encircling the periphery. Here, you'll find a printed 1/10th second scale that, when read alongside the central 1/10th chronograph hand, allows timing down to a precise 1/100th split.

Zenith doubled down on legibility by furnishing the registers with contrasting black baton hands and the main dial with pointed, partially lumed baton-style hour/minute hands. If there's one word that comes to mind with this masterfully monochromatic look, it's "balanced."

That same sense of visual harmony extends to the El Primero-based movement itself. Through the exhibition caseback, you'll glimpse namesake chronograph architecture built on Zenith's vaunted high-frequency 5Hz chronometer grade caliber. Signature elements like the horizontally driven chronograph mechanism remain, now reinterpreted with hallmark modern Zenith touches - think rhodium-plated bridges with light grinding and careful interior angulousing.

For Zenith fans seeking the soul of their favorite brand's pioneering past merged with their promising future trajectory, the Chronomaster Original hits that sweet spot. It transcends basic heritage rehash while retaining an aura of timeless, sporty elegance that never goes out of style.

Specifications

Condition

Preowned, , Excellent Condition, Complete Original Set with Box and Papers dated September 2022.

Warranty

5 years manufacturers warranty, Warranty available until September 2027