When activated, the chronograph second hand runs at a furious 1 revolution every second. The El Primero 21 movement, featuring a large Zenith Star on the automatic rotor. The case finish is an alternating brushed and satin finishing The crown is fluted with rectangular chronograph pushers works well aesthetically with the case with its short lugs. The choice of titanium or aluminium as the case material ensures that the watch feels light and comfortable on the wrist. The Defy El Primero 21 will be available in three variants: one with a silvered dial in a titanium case, a version with an open worked dial in a titanium case and a third in a ceramicised aluminium case (first seen on the Zenith El Primero Land Rover) with an open worked dial.Īll three versions look well balanced, and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The case is a rather substantial 44mm in diameter and 14.5mm high, but the design is sleek and it manages not to look bulky.

Zenith Defy El Primero 21 The Case, Dial and Hands The new Defy El Primero 21 is now capable of displaying 1/100th of a second by the central hand which is driven by an escapement running at 50 Hz (360,000 bph). So it is with some measure of interest that JC Biver announced to a crowded Press Conference at Baselworld 2017, that they are improving the El Primero. Many caps on the movement, but it is beginning to show its age, as no new innovations have been implemented in the movement. A classical interpretation of the El Primero in a Zenith, one of many watches in the collection to feature the chronograph movement.Īnd a whole slew of Zenith watches carry the El Primero as the movement.

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