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Its balance’s high frequency of 36,600 vph (5 Hz) enables the chronograph to make precise time measurements to the 1/10th second. The self-winding movement features a blued column wheel to drive the chronograph functions and an openworked rotor with a five-pointed Zenith star emblem to amass its lengthy 60-hour power reserve. Like those watches, this one houses the most upgraded version of the El Primero, Caliber 3600, on display behind a sapphire caseback.

Zenith debuted this innovative design in the Chronomaster Sport collection introduced earlier this year.

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When the chronograph is activated, the central hand makes a full rotation around the dial in 10 seconds, rather than the traditional 60 seconds, allowing precise measurement of elapsed times to the nearest 1/10th second on the scales. The tricolor border around the dial - it’s the first time that Zenith has used the color scheme on elements other than the chronograph counters - is notable for its use of a 1/10th-second scale, replacing the tachymeter scale of the original A386 and its many descendants, which is subdivided into 100 measurable time units. Like its predecessor launched in July, the watch contains the El Primero Caliber 3600. In addition to hosting the aforementioned tricolor subdials at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock, and the trapezoidal date window at 4:30, this iteration of the watch also uses the silver, gray and blue tones on the scale that borders the main dial, splitting it into three colorful sections. Like its recent predecessor, the Chronomaster Original E-commerce Edition adheres closely to the look and spirit of its 1969 ancestor, with a period-appropriate 38-mm stainless steel case topped by a thin, practically non-existent bezel a raised box-type sapphire crystal, and pump-style chrono pushers on the right side. Zenith Chronomaster Original E-commerce Edition Today Zenith launches a new version of the Chronomaster Original, available exclusively in the brand’s online boutique, that extends the tricolor motif from the dial to the scale surrounding it.

The A386 reference was one of the very first wristwatches to contain that historical high-frequency caliber, and it was notable for introducing the tricolor silver-blue-gray subdial design that has become emblematic of El Primero-equipped watches in the Chronomaster family. Earlier this year, Zenith released the Chronomaster Original, a 21st Century re-edition of its classic A386 model from the seminal year of 1969, in which the Swiss brand introduced its El Primero chronograph movement.