Zenith. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Date
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Zenith. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Date

SIGNED ZENITH, EL PRIMERO, REFERENCE A386, CASE NO. 706D886, CIRCA 1969

Closed14 December 2012

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USD 6,875

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Zenith. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Date
Signed Zenith, El Primero, Reference A386, Case No. 706D886, Circa 1969
Cal. 3019 automatic movement, 31 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied baton numerals, outer tachometer scale, inner ring calibrated for 100 units, aperture for date between 4 and 5 o'clock, three engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minute and 12 hour registers, circular water-resistant-type case, two round chronograph buttons in the band, screw down case back, stainless steel Zenith buckle, case, dial and movement signed
38mm diam.

Specialist note

The El Primero, first released in 1969, was one of the first automatic chronograph movements ever produced. The design feature of tri-color dials on the Reference A386 is still used today on current El Primero models.