Zenith

AndrewD
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I like the path Zenith is taking ...

Thanks for the Basel 2011 Zenith overview, Marcus. Also exciting to hear that there is more to come.

I will start at the end (or at least the last watch you posted) and say that I love that LE Captain Chronograph with the galvanized blue dial. The size and case proportions are spot on and the dial is legible and functional. A great 'dress chrono'. In fact the entire Captain series make excellent, versatile and modern everyday timepieces.

The new design of the Chronomaster Open looks more 'technical' than previous efforts, so I think that the 'fashion accessory' complaints leveled against the earlier watches are diluted. In fact I like the open design very much. Why wouldn't you want to get a glimpse of that El Primero engine beating at 36000 vph? If you've got it, flaunt it! I hope, however, that Mr Journe doesn't see the polished steel frame screwed onto the dial ...

Alchron? Zenithium II perhaps?! More important that the name are the properties the alloy brings to the watch. Any information from Zenith on this? Is it light, scratch and corrosion resistant, for example?

I always liked the original Rainbow Sports watches, but unsure about the size of the Stratos, and I completely agree with you about the unreadable overlapping subdails. Fashion over function has to be stamped out, particularly when it just serves to emphasize that the El Primero movement is more than 40 years old and comes from a time when watches were generally smaller than today's style dictates.

Thanks again for the coverage.

Andrew