7,500 CHF
ZENITH EL PRIMERO STRIKING 10TH LIMITED EDITION Zenith, ‘El Primero 1/10th of a Second’, No. 623/1969, Ref.03.2041.4052. Made in a limited edition of 1969 pieces, circa 2010. Very fine and technically interesting, water-resistant, selfwinding, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph capable of registering 1/10th second increments, registers, date, and a stainless steel Zenith buckle. Accompanied by the original Zenith fitted box, warranty (now void) and instruction manual. Two-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. Silver satine, applied steel and black baton indexes with luminous accents, outer scale indicating seconds divided into 1/10th increments, tricolor subsidiary dials for seconds, 60 seconds chronograph register and 60 minutes register, aperture for the date at 6. Steel luminous baton hands Cal. 4052 B, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, patented stop-work, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance vibrating at 36,000 VpH, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 42 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Notes The Zenith El Primero Striking 10th was launched at Basle in 2010 and is the world’s first automatic chronograph to beat at a rate of 10 vibrations per second.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-03-17
