A date aperture is between 4 and 5 o'clock. The chronograph stopwatch has round pushbuttons, a dark blue 30-minute subsidiary dial at the 3 o'clock position, dark silver 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock, and a light silver running seconds dial at 9. It has an alligator leather strap with a matching 18k white gold tang buckle, a scratch resistant sapphire crystal, and a sapphire display case back. This is a limited edition 18k white gold Zenith El Primero 50th Anniversary A386 Revival, 65.A386.400/69.C815. The chronograph hour totalizer at 6 o’clock features the recognisable Chronomaster design, while the bold red minutes counter that glows in the dark gives the collaborative Chronomaster El Primero its “Radar” suffix thanks to its glowing “night vision” effect.More about El Primero 50th Anniversary A386 Revival 18k WG LIMITED On the left, the small seconds display features concentric circles recalling the aesthetics of George Bamford’s vintage pocket watch muse interestingly, it has the illusory effect of looking larger than the minutes counter at 3 o’clock but both subdials are the same size. The Bamford Chronomaster El Primero Radar reimagines Zenith’s iconic chronograph in a striking new, retro-futurist manner – the tri-compax dial layout returns with oversized counters but updated design elements – a “burnt” hue or smoked effect which darkens towards the periphery of the dial for added visual impact, further contrasted with a white tachymeter dial with radial design on the perimeter.Įach of the three subdials is different as well, further highlighting the uniqueness of the Zenith x Bamford Chronomaster El Primero Radar collaboration. Zenith x Bamford Chronomaster El Primero Radar Limited Editionĭrawing inspiration from Zenith’s archive pieces, George Bamford found himself inspired by the red-accented dial aesthetics of a 1916 Zenith pocket watch discovered during one of his visits to the Le Locle manufacture.
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