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Zenith El Primero ChronoMaster 1997 (the 'San Gabriel')
This one's on its way to me right now so these are stock photos. A 1990s watch with a 1960s movement in a 1940s look. It seems a little odd to have an integrated automatic chronograph movement presented as a manual-wind vintage watch but I'd rather see this as enjoying the best of both worlds.
Thank you. It will satisfy my liking of watches from the 1940s, and with a birth year movement too. [nt]
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Hi. Is it enamel? I didn’t know that.
It’s based off the ChronoMaster line that Zenith produced in the mid-late 1990s of which the moon phase is perhaps the most well known. Can you share some more info on the use of enamel? That would be most helpful.
I remember
Reading this back in the days when it was released.
Just like the first Chronomaster 410...
Just like the first Chronomaster 410...
It turns out you are correct. There's a lot packed into the dial within its 38mm diameter case, but the enamel is clear. This is most evident with the sunken sub-dials and the ivory hue of the dial. [nt]
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Typo: My apologies - the watch's nickname is the São Gabriel, not San Gabriel. It was, after all, a Portuguese vessel. [nt]
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A curious but interesting cocktail. I didn't know that one! Thanks for sharing and for the education. [nt]
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That's a good way of describing it. A cocktail of a watch made up of ingredients from the 1930s-1940s, the 1960s, the 1990s, and to be considered today in the 2020s. [nt]
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Here it is in the metal: the 1997 Zenith El Primero São Gabriel: a beautifully-proportioned 38mm build from the 1990s, 1960s movement and 1930s-1940s look. Pleased.