36’000 VpH: even after 48 years this is still what sets the Zenith El Primero apart from nearly any other chronograph. This year Zenith expanded their iconic El Primero 36’000 VpH collection with two new models, featuring a two-tone dial and an innovative case.

El Primero: two words that spell out a legend. Zenith's high-frequency chronograph movement has been around for over 40 years, yet still, has no problem

By Roberta Naas Recently, we had the chance to talk one on one with Aldo Magada, Zenith CEO, about the brand, its products, its plans and the challenges facing the watch industry. The interview comes on the heels of a host of new introductions, including the Range Rover partnership.

We rounded up this year's best adventure watches, with unique pieces from Breitling, IWC, Richard Mille, Urwerk and Zenith...

A two-tone watch does not mean just any two tones. It means a white metal (usually steel), mixed with gold, either rose or yellow. Two-tone was originally introduced as a way of making watches, which were once all gold, more accessible, by mixing in steel. The look was prevalent in the early ’90s, as was […]

The El Primero is actually a movement rather than a particular model. In 1969, in the race to create the first automatic chronograph, only Zenith succeeded in designing a fully integrated movement, based around a column wheel. Noted for its high-frequency oscillations (and therefore greater accuracy), the 36,000 VPH mighty El Primero quickly became a […]