While the original 250 piece limited edition The Rolling Stones watch retailed for $9,800 last year, Zenith is getting a bit more ambitious with this 2015 limited edition "Tribute To The Rolling Stones" model that will be produced as a limited edition of 1000 pieces and at a price of $14,200. It really offers some of the classic El Primero functionality with what many enthusiasts have come to appreciate in the Zenith of today. The 4061 movement offers the time with 30-minute chronograph.
They also remind people where the value from luxury watches comes in - and that is in the movements. shipping UK Private Seller Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Original El Primero Automatic 38mm Limited Edition Watches Of Switzerland £ 7,750 Excl. shipping UK Private Seller Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Rose Gold £ 11,000 Excl. This is a matter of taste, but such "semi-skeletonized exhibition windows" on dials are quite popular today. Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 03.2522.400/69.R576 £ 4,495 Excl.
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The movement uses some silicon parts for improved durability and accuracy - which can be viewed through the open windows on the dial of the watch. Next is the movement, which is the in-house made Zenith El Primero caliber 4061 automatic chronograph that operates at a "high beat" of 5Hz (36,000 bph). This is among the sportier and more aggressive looking watches in this collection. It begins with a 45mm-wide DLC-coated black case offered in titanium. So, I suppose the reason why Zenith produces The Rolling Stones watches is far less important than whether or not people want them?Īside from The Rolling Stones connection, this particular Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 Tribute To The Rolling Stones watch is rather lovely - as well as unique among the brand's collection. The (now wealthy) watch lovers who grew up with their music and social image will no doubt feel a tinge of nostalgia when seeing what is otherwise a very cool watch with markings of the band all over it. The Rolling Stones have been around since 1962 and are comprised of greats such as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Also embossed on the strap at each end is an image of the British "Union Jack" Flag (aka Royal Union Flag), which is particularly important due to the "English" nature of the icons which make up the famous band.
While the original Zenith El Primero Limited Edition The Rolling Stones watch has the trademark tongue and lips mark of the band on the dial, this Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 Tribute To The Rolling Stones watch takes the symbol off the dial and instead puts it on the rear sapphire crystal caseback window as well as embossed on the leather strap. This time using a base Zenith El Primero Chronomaster watch, this new timepiece is a darker (quite literally) and more subtle (sort of) way for watch fans to enjoy Zenith's relationship with The Rolling Stones. Next, they are doing a The Rolling Stones watch that will be sold first through Harrods in London, and later via the brand's other retailers internationally.įor 2015, and less than ironically, just before The Rolling Stones are set to go on tour (perhaps their last), Zenith is releasing a new, more widely produced, limited edition watch "in tribute" to The Rolling Stones. No doubt, the good people at Zenith in Switzerland enjoy the music from The Rolling Stones as much as the next person, but why or how they have come to connect with the iconic (and still performing) band is one of those "luxury mysteries." Back in 2014, Zenith and The Rolling Stones kicked off their partnership with the release of the 250 piece Zenith El Primero Chronograph Limited Edition The Rollings Watch. The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 Chronograph comes presented on a rubber-lined alligator strap with either pin buckle or optional triple folding clasp.I'll be frank that few people "in the watch world" quite understand why Zenith watches are producing timepieces branded with trademarks from the rock & roll band The Rolling Stones. This open-heart construction reveals the work of Zenith movement design engineers and watchmakers who redesigned the movement’s escapement to sit at 10 o’clock. You can also see - and this is a Zenith “first” - a partially cut-away of the dial through the beating heart of the movement can be seen. This watch has a new El Primero movement in the form the Calibre 4061, beating at 36,000vph (higher frequency movement than many).
In 2012 Zenith will broaden its popular El Primero Chronomaster line of models with 2 new models, the El Primero Chronomaster 1969 and the El Primero Chronomaster Open Grande Date Moon & Sunphase.įirst let’s take a closer look at the Chronomaster 1969, a watch that reflects both Zenith’s rich heritage and its return to respectable watchmaking in recent years.Īs with the original 1969 El Primero model, the 30-minute and 12-hour counters feature the same colours as the original 1969 El Primero model.
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