The 50 Years of El Primero Anniversary Set is limited to just 50 sets, each presented in a large box with a touch screen, and an interior built like a miniature watchmaker’s bench, complete with an adjustable magnifier and light. The Chronomaster 2 El Primero has a 42mm steel case with a black ceramic bezel. It still retains the 36,000 beats per hour frequency and column wheel, but the chronograph has been redesigned as a true 1/10th of a second chronograph, incorporating the chronograph mechanism first developed for the El Primero Striking 10th of 2011. It features a central hand that makes one revolution every 10 seconds, a 30-minute register at six o’clock and the 60-second register at three.īut the base movement has also been upgraded with a longer, 60-hour power reserve, as well as a hacking seconds for more precise time-setting. The El Primero 3600 is an “entirely redesigned movement” that’s based on the original but upgraded in construction and function. While the original movement is a landmark, it is half a century old. The Striking 10th returnsīut arguably the most significant watch of all is the Chronomaster 2 El Primero, powered by the El Primero 3600. It’s in a 44mm brushed titanium case with a partially open-worked dial to reveal some of the chronograph mechanism. The El Primero 9004 inside has twin escapements, one running at 36,000 beats per hour for the time, and the other running at 360,000 beats per hour for the 1/100th of a second chronograph. In contrast the Defy El Primero 21 takes the movement to a new level. From left: the A386 remake, Chronomaster 2, and the Defy
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