Zenith El Primero Chronomaster T Open Power Reserve: VIDEO BLOG

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 The <a href="http://www.watchuwant.com/zenith#.VKc_JDHF98F" title="Buy Zenith Watches">El Primero</a> became the first high-beat (36,000 VpH) automatic chronograph movement in 1969. Since then, it’s been a darling of watch enthusiasts and watchmakers alike. The <a href="http://www.watchuwant.com/zenith#.VKc_JDHF98F" title="Buy Zenith Watches">Zenith Chronomaster </a>became the flagship of the <a href="http://www.watchuwant.com/zenith#.VKc_JDHF98F" title="Buy Zenith Watches">El Primero</a> series during the 1990s, and this era provides the <a href="http://www.watchuwant.com/zenith#.VKc_JDHF98F" title="Buy Zenith Watches">Chronomaster T</a>‘s 40mm stepped-bezel case.
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 The open escapement is a great piece of theater, and the partially skeletonized caliber <a href="http://www.watchuwant.com/zenith#.VKc_JDHF98F" title="Buy Zenith Watches">El Primero </a>caliber 4021 movement was developed to put the famed high-beat device in full view. Spare balance and pallet bridges obscure very little of the mechanism, and the frenetic components are far easier to view through the dial than through the case back.
 Without a single word regarding history or engineering, a glance at this movement will win the hearts of casual observers and admirers. The <a href="http://www.watchuwant.com/zenith#.VKc_JDHF98F" title="Buy Zenith Watches">Chronomaster T Open Power Reserve</a> has that kind of appeal.
 Additional complication and convenience comes in the form of a power reserve gauge at 6 o’clock. The graceful arc of the indicator tracks the stored energy within the <a href="http://www.watchuwant.com/zenith#.VKc_JDHF98F" title="Buy Zenith Watches">El Primero</a>‘s ample 52-hour power reserve.
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