It all comes together in a coherent and super contemporary way. And boy, does that second hand fly when activated. Indexes unchanged, hands unchanged, that classic EP overlapping registers, the applied star logo, the EP name – there’s a reminder of the VPH with the 36,000 under it, and 360 markings on the chapter ring to work with the 10th of a second chronograph hand. Because, nothing much has changed on the dial when compared with the Zenith Chronomaster El Primero, 42mm model. ![]() And the impact a bezel can have on making that penny drop moment happen for a watch. The trapezoidal indexes are a great example. It is astonishingly well finished, and many components are multifaceted, giving all those beams of light so many surfaces to zing off. The dressiness will surprise you in the metal – this has always been the sleeper charm of the Chronomaster model for me. This is the size that best suits daily requirements of comfort, adaptability, and suitability to action, to movement. One more thing about the size, which is 41mm: the issue for me with the majority of sports watches is that they’re flat out too big. This is one of my favourite things about the watch that shiny shiny, hard to fake quality. In addition to sporty stylings, there’s enough highly reflective mirror finishing for this to be a walk-up start for dressier occasions. That will bug some people, others will prefer the slightly more confident heft. And, in case you’re wondering, it’s a millimetre and a bit thicker than that famous Rolex sibling. It’s the ultimate everyday sports watch, with just about perfect proportions – just about, because, as above, it does ride a millimetre or so higher than you’re likely to expect. But equally, no issues at all with comfort or ergonomics. It’s a confident watch that flashes and shines on the wrist, it’s not super chill, it’s not trying to slip away from view. It rides a fraction higher than you might expect, but over the weeks since, I’ve grown to like this little extra bit of attention-seeking. It’s been a good long half century since the Daytona has had pump pushers. Of course, those pump pushers are another big tell. And given that the dial and case design / profile is largely unchanged, even from the ’69 DNA. ![]() I also felt zero conflict about the likeness, because in the metal, the colours of the subdials are quite apparent – there’s a very obvious tell on the wrist right there. Steel sports watches circa 40mm with ceramic bezels. I was shaking my head, and the phrase in my head was, “Brilliant!” A simple addition of a ceramic bezel, and the Chronomaster Sport had edged back into both the Rolex Daytona story for a second time (which I’ve called from the beginning as totally fair play, given their unique shared history) and, more generally, the bezel ushered it into a category of watch that is red hot. When Sam, the Australian Zenith Brand Manager showed up at Time+Tide and pulled it out of his bag, my reaction was pretty extreme, I took a deep breath and said: “This is going to be HUGE.” When I put it on, I was energised. Simply that if you know your watches, and can tell one icon from another, there’ll be little confusion about which highly evolved ‘60s legend you’re looking at.Įxcited. That is likely to be a statement you’ll walk back from when you’re holding it in real life. ![]() Therefore, my first impressions – which are to be explored properly here – are likely to be very different to yours, particularly if you first became aware of this watch via the laziest meme of 2021 that suggests it has a likeness to a certain high-value Big Crown chronograph and that this somehow discredits it. ![]() I saw this watch in the hand before I ever saw it in a picture. Let me just say from the outset, that pictures of a watch are one thing and a watch in the hand is another. We can’t speak for other regions, so if you’re interested, contact your local AD. The answer from Zenith Australia is that if you’re looking to order the watch today, you’re looking at a four to five month wait. I/trending 23490 A month on the wrist with the Zenith Chronomaster Sport, the most hyped watch of 2021 so far Andrew McUtchenĮditor’s note: We thought that as a reader service, for the inevitable questions that will come, that we’d ask about current availability of the Zenith Chronomaster Sport before publishing this story.
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