Thankfully, it retains the A386 visual footprint, from the 38mm round bezel-less steel case with a raised and domed crystal, the pump-style chronograph pushers, the faceted lugs, the interplay of radial brushed and polished surfaces, and of course the emblematic dial with its tri-colour chronograph registers in shades of grey and blue, the trapezoid date window at 04:30 and the red chronograph second hand.

The legendary A386 finally names its successorįew watches have been as influential and truly iconic as the Zenith A386, which made its debut in 1969 as one of the first steel watches to be equipped with the revolutionary El Primero calibre – the world’s first automatic high-frequency integrated chronograph movement. New for 2021, the Chronomaster Original is neither tribute nor re-issue – it is an entirely new reference which masterfully retains the singular and enduringly relevant design of the A386 while packing the performance of the 21st century version of the El Primero boasting 1/10th of a second precision and time measurement.

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