Lot 13

Zenith, Le Locle, "El Primero Automatic - Port Royal", Ref. 95.0100.418, Cal. 3019PHF, 40 mm, circa 1984
A gentleman's rare automatic wristwatch with full calendar and moon phase, chronograph, 30 min. and 12h counter and tachy scale - limited edition of 230 pieces - with original box and booklet
Case: titanium, screw back, Zenith titanium bracelet with deployant clasp. Dial: silvered. Movm.: rotorwind movement, Glucydur balance.
El Primero surely is one of the best known calibres in the watchmaking industry. Even non-insiders or those who take only a fleeting interest in watches are likely to have heard of El Primero - it is a name that stands for supreme quality chronometers. This should not come as a surprise; it is after all a movement built to meet the requirements for over 40 years. Today’s collectors are particularly keen on the models with featuring 3019. As only small series of the individual models were produced that also had a lot of variants, some watches from this time are almost impossible to find nowadays and the prices asked for them are suitably high.
Source: Manfred Rössler, El Primero - der Chronograph, Forstinning 2015, p. 10f

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