Lot 242

Zenith

Grande ChronoMaster XT Flyback

A sporty elegant flyback wrist chronograph in near mint condition, with full calendar, moon phase and tachy scale - CHRONOMETER - with original box, C.O.S.C. rating certificate and operating instructions

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Zenith introduced their ChronoMaster at the Basel Fair in 1994. At the time all Zenith ChronoMasters were COSC-certified chronometers fitted with an inhouse automatic calibre.
This timepiece was made for the German market, the day of the week and the month are in German writing.

"El Primero surely is one of the best known calibres in the watchmaking industry. Even non-insiders or those who take only a fleeting interest in watches are likely to have heard of El Primero - it is a name that stands for supreme quality chronometers. This should not come as a surprise; it is after all a movement built to meet the requirements for over 40 years.
Today’s collectors are particularly keen on the models with featuring 3019. As only small series of the individual models were produced that also had a lot of variants, some watches from this time are almost impossible to find nowadays and the prices asked for them are suitably high."
Source: Manfred Rössler, El Primero - der Chronograph, Forstinning 2015, p. 10f.