Zenith el primero open 4212/7/2023 ![]() ![]() My colleague, Nico Bandl, has written down the history in a nutshell for Swisswatches Magazine. Zenith: even the company name comes from a movementīefore we discuss the famous movement, our first lines are dedicated to the Swiss manufacture that created it. Since what has become synonymous with a watch and a movement, was originally introduced as a line of watches in 1969, not a single watch or a movement. We tell the story of this famous watch line and its even more famous movement. It is certainly no coincidence that only in this case in mechanical watch history have the name of the watch and its movement become one and the same for many fans: El Primero. ![]() If you ask yourself which movement has influenced the entire mechanical watch world more than almost any other in the last 54 years, you will inevitably end up with the Swiss manufacture Zenith. After all, the starting point for new watch designs has historically always been technological progress, which often only needed a new face as a second step. But anyone who takes a closer look at superstars such as the Cosmograph Daytona by Rolex, the Nautilus by Patek Philippe, or the Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet, will quickly discover: there is more behind every great watch than good marketing – and at least one equally important movement, or often even a whole series of important movements. This is perfectly fair, given these names were created to be remembered. Most of the young watch collectors of today are looking for the names of famous watch models.
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