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A peak under the hood of a zenith El Primo

  1. omega564 Feb 16, 2012

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    This is one of my favorites , Zenith cal. 3019 . I hope the pictures due it justice ;

    The movement side without the oscillating weight (rotor ) it always gets in the way so I left it off for the picture

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    Here's the dial showing the calender . I swear the guy who designed this was payed by the part and he had a boat payment due ;

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    Although its one of the most complicated systems in use , the end result produces very little stress and therefore very little wear , giving years of reliability .
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    ( be gentle with me it's my first time posting here ) Jesse
     
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  2. GoDuke1 Feb 16, 2012

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    Glad to see another familiar name in the forum. Welcome Jessie and great first post!!
     
  3. omega564 Feb 16, 2012

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    Thanks . I hope there is some interest in these . I get to see some beautiful and interesting stuff .
     
  4. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 16, 2012

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    So is this one of the hi-beat 36,000 vph El Primeros?
     
  5. ulackfocus Feb 16, 2012

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    Yes, that's one of them. It's like one of those 3 dimensional jigsaw puzzles.