Yet when the Daytona hit the shelves, it was met with a great shrug of indifference. Rolex was on a high and fully expected their racer’s stopwatch to carry on their single-minded rise to the top of the industry. It was an excellent, handsome and beautifully engineered piece, as you would expect from the manufacture which had already just brought out the Explorer, Submariner, GMT-Master, Day-Date and Milgauss all within the space of six or seven years. There was nothing at all wrong with the watch. The history of the Rolex Daytona and its incredible success hinges massively on the technological breakthrough Zenith made with their El Primero.įor anyone in the dark, when Rolex launched their first production chronograph in 1963 it was the closest that giant of a brand had come to experiencing out-and-out failure. Graduated over 10 seconds, the bezel’s bold contrast offers exceptional legibility on the periphery of the dial.For this edition of our ‘Rivalry’ series, we take a look at two watches that manage to be fierce competitors while also sharing a vital bond in each others narratives. Crafted in a sleek and robust steel case measuring 41 mm wide with pump-style pushers, the polished black ceramic bezel sets the new Chronomaster Sport apart from its predecessors. Pushing the boundaries of high-frequency precision, the Chronomaster Sport is the culmination point in Zenith’s unequalled legacy of automatic chronographs. The Chronomaster line has been one of the most emblematic chronograph collections of the 21st century steeped in Zenith’s tradition of making exceptional, standard-setting automatic chronographs.
Geneva, Thursday November 4, 2021: At the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the world of watchmaking’s most prestigious annual award ceremony, the Zenith Chronomaster Sport was distinguished by the jury as the winner of the “Chronograph” category and represents the latest chapter in Zenith’s longstanding legacy of exceptional chronographs. Corporate, Products - NovemTHE ZENITH CHRONOMASTER SPORT WINS THE CHRONOGRAPH PRIZE AT GPHG 2021
0 kommentar(er)
