Zenith

I am already here, and there is a very secretive Zenith booth... Then I heard a 'hello!', and Jean-Claude Biver Asked me over to see... ... what a splash ist is!!!! An all-new El Primero 9004 movement, two escapements, one normal and one for the 1/100 cou...  

... but I can understand. It appears to be a technical marvel! Marcus

Hublot / Richard Mille is what I thought of too

Super cool! Good to see Zenith pushing the envelope. (Looks like Biver has lost a bit of weight - sleepless nights or staying off cheese? But seriously. Thanks for the photos Marcus. Looks incredible

I was "El Primero" blind at the time. Apologies

Skeleton dial is a must in my opinion in order to see that 360,000bph balance in action. Being able to make this innovation reliable and durable enough to bring it to masses is a fantastic achievement. Kudos to Zenith! Thank you Magnus for sharing! PS: An... 

Looks to me like the same dial and movement layout!!! So TAG is now supplying Zenith???? OH DEAR!

... I can see that JF Doufour is still present (with green light) ;-) Do you know, when the new Defy is available? I'm greatly looking forward to next tuesday.... stere

Hublot, Heuer and now Zenith all look pretty similar now, I was looking forward to seeing what they would produce but looks wise this is a let down, hopefully options follow.

I'm a big fan of ZENITH, but this is not a good sign!!! Firstly, it looks like all of Biver's other recent creations, BUT MUCH MORE CONCERNING IS THAT THE WATCH HAS THE SAME DIAL AND MOVEMENT LAYOUT AS THE TAG MIKROGRAPH!!! SO THIS ONCE PRESTIGIOUS MANUFA... 

Solid dial versions, the case does have an evolved profile from the tonneau style early EP's, so I do see some design continuity, although subtle. They should really push the cleanest version first and then refer to the more visually extreme skeleton styl... 

--Rick ...  

I'm a big fan of ZENITH, but this is not a good sign!!! Firstly, it looks like all of Biver's other recent creations, BUT MUCH MORE CONCERNING IS THAT THE WATCH HAS THE SAME DIAL AND MOVEMENT LAYOUT AS THE TAG MIKROGRAPH!!! SO THIS ONCE PRESTIGIOUS MANUFA... 

Zenith is definitely moving upwards already

Hublot pushers and bezel, It's a weird mongrel I'll need time to digest. Also don't see how it helps the brand when their main workhorse El Primero is still too small for most of their cases.

I'm glad I purchased when I did. To me, one of the things that makes Zenith special is the development of their own movement, the El Primero. An update is warranted, but it should be a Zenith-designed and built update. When I see a movement — however rema... 

Bye bye lithograph, hello defy 9004!

For me, I am really looking forward to this one. Yes, it's a MikroGraph base but as a company TH aren't going to be using it any more and the cost of R&D is made. Just makes sense to put it into Zenith especially as they are now pushing the chronometric p...