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Please School me on the El Primero Chronograph Movement

  1. Mapearso Oct 10, 2018

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    Hello All,

    I tend to spend my time here in OF in the UG section. That said, I am trying to learn a bit about the Zenith Chronos.

    More specifically, regarding the El Primero Chronograph movement -- is there more than one version? I had thought there was a 386 then later a 3019 that evolved into the 400 (which I believe is what Rolex modified for the 16520 ref Daytona), but then I came across this 4002 on eBay

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/283202523760?ul_noapp=truePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

    So yes I'm a noob as far as the Zenith El Primero chrono movement... but perhaps someone can help school me?

    Thanks!!
     
  2. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Oct 11, 2018

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    Don’t forget the Primes;)
     
  3. Interstatetime Oct 14, 2018

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    Here is a link to what is certainly one of the best online resource on the ELP movement. It is in Italian but you should be able to feed it into a translator if you aren't able to read it.

    https://orologi.forumfree.it/?t=31321982
     
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  4. Mapearso Oct 15, 2018

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    Thank you for this!!
     
  5. nicola1960 Oct 30, 2018

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    Vi prometto che ne farò una traduzione in inglese che posterò sul vostro forum.:)

    I promise you that I will make a translation in English that I will post on your forum.