![]() ![]() Full Calendar with moonphase on an automatic column wheel chronograph. This particular model includes a full calendar and moon-phase indication. Until now, we’ve never featured any Zenith timepieces and in all honesty we actually do have a bit of a soft spot for El Primero’s, especially the A386 which if we do manage to get our hands-on this year will definitely feature. The watch contains the legendary self-winding El Primero fully integrated chronograph movement. JanuZenith El Primero 410: A new year, a new El Primero. The dial remains rather legible despite the amount of information it needs to convey. JanuAngus Davies, on his Escapement watch blog, reviews the limited edition Zenith El Primero 410. ![]() The 410 full calendar provides indications for day, date, month, and moonphase. Dufour went on to be CEO of Rolex in 2014. And was gently returned to its now current high perch on the chronograph world when Jean-Frédéric Dufour took helm of Zenith in 2009. The El Primero chronograph went from competently engineered, a bit nerdy movement to rock star status during the years when Thierry Nataf was CEO of Zenith (2001 to 2009). ![]() It has deservedly gained a classic status since the days of the quartz revolution, having not only survived that onslaught, but thrived. The El Primero automatic chronograph, a hero of its time since its introduction in 1969 as the first automatic column wheel chronograph, has stood the test of time. The Zenith calendar is built on top of their famous high beat El Primero column wheel chronograph. And the classical chronograph dials laid out nicely. Minor indicators like the day and month are in small apertures. Dial layout of the Zenith El Primero 410. ![]()
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