{"id":14826,"date":"2021-06-29T16:24:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T14:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchinsanity.it\/?p=14826"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:28:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T14:28:22","slug":"zenith-chronomaster-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watchinsanity.it\/en\/zenith-chronomaster-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenith: Chronomaster Original"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Original by name, original by substance. Few watches have been as influential and truly iconic as the Zenith A386, which made its debut in 1969 as one of the first steel watches to be equipped with the revolutionary El Primero calibre \u2013 the world\u2019s first automatic high-frequency integrated chronograph movement<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While Zenith has paid tribute to many of its emblematic historical references, including gold versions of the A386 in its Chronomaster Revival collection that debuted during the El Primero\u2019s 50th<\/sup> anniversary, a steel re-edition as part of the permanent Zenith collection has long been something that Zenith collectors and chronograph aficionados have been eagerly awaiting. But beyond a modern reinterpretation of this enduring staple among chronographs,<\/strong> Zenith has gone a step further with the Chronomaster Original, which masterfully retains the singular relevant design of the A386 while packing the performance of the 21st<\/sup> century version of the El Primero boasting 1\/10th<\/sup> of a second precision and time measurement<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upon a first glance, the Chronomaster Original, and the A386 it\u2019s based on, appear nearly identical. The 38mm round bezel-less steel case with a raised and domed crystal<\/strong>, the pump-style chronograph pushers<\/strong>, the faceted lugs<\/strong>and the mix of radial brushed and polished surfaces throughout are indistinguishable between the past and present models. The steel bracelet has been reimagined, foregoing the open \u201cladder\u201d design of the 1960s for solid links that are sumptuously chamfered and decorated in the same fashion as the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Undoubtedly, the most visually distinctive design element of the A386 is its dial. Its unique aesthetic language includes the emblematic tri-colour chronograph registers in shades of grey and blue, the trapezoid date window at 04:30 and the red chronograph second hand. All these intrinsic parts have been passed down to the Chronomaster Original<\/strong>, with a few subtle updates to match the boost in performance. The black inner scale surrounding the dial of the A386<\/strong>, once used to calculate time spent working using a 1\/100th<\/sup> of an hour time division system, finds a new purpose in the Chronomaster Original, with its 1\/10th<\/sup> of a second chronograph hand making a rotation around the dial in 10 seconds, totalling 100 measurable time units<\/strong>. Substituting the tachymeter scale on the outer circumference on the dial, a 1\/10th<\/sup> of a second chronograph scale takes<\/strong> its place, allowing for the measurement and reading of elapsed time in precise fractions of a second. And for instantaneous, precise reading of the 10th<\/sup> of a second, the paddle-shaped seconds hand of the original A386 has been replaced with a straight, red-lacquered hand. The logo has also been updated to the more contemporary script Zenith uses today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n