Zenith A386 Vintage El Primero Tri Color RARE SS Circa 1969 WOW

Description

Zenith A386 Vintage El Primero Tri Color Dial, the A386 with the El Primero movement was the first automatic chronograph ever made, this is arguably the most collectable vintage Zenith model, less than 2000 examples made in 1969 most of which are destroyed or not in original condition, very sharp stainless steel case on the original Gay Freres "ladder" style bracelet and Zenith buckle, automatic high beat El Primero movement, original silver dial with iconic tri-color subdials, the dial is very clean, luminous material on the hands and on the dial appear to be unaltered and original, acrylic crystal, smooth case back with serial number clearly intact, size: 37mm, thickness: 12.8mm. Excellent Condition for an iconic and important watch.

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Reference:

A386

Movement:

Automatic

Material:

Stainless Steel

Diameter:

37.5MM

Thickness:

12.8MM

Condition:

Like New

EWC#:

41098

More about A386 Vintage El Primero Tri Color RARE SS Circa 1969 WOW

This is a vintage c. 1969 stainless steel Zenith El Primero Chronograph A386. It has the original integral stainless steel Gay Freres "ladder" bracelet with a deployant clasp, and a scratch resistant domed sapphire crystal. There is a solid screw-down case back and round chronograph pushbuttons. The 37mm diameter solid two-body case, hooded lugs, and flat bezel are polished. The original silver dial has applied steel faceted luminous baton indexes, skeletonized white baton hands with luminous inserts, and a red center chronograph hand with a rectangular luminous indicator around a minute/one-fifth second scale. A quick set date aperture window is 4 and 5 o'clock. There is a perimeter tachymeter to 500 UPH, and inside on a plain black reserve is a 1/10th second ring. It has distinctive tri-color subsidiary dials, including a running seconds indicator at 9 o'clock, a 12-hour chronograph register at 6 o'clock, and there is a 30-miute totalizer at the three o'clock position. It has a 50-hour power reserve at full wind, and the 12.8mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This Zenith El Primero A386 has a mechanical automatic self-winding high beat El Primero caliber 3019 PHC chronograph movement. It's rhodium plated, and it's constructed with 31 jewels, 135 components, an Incabloc anti-shock device, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a monometallic balance, a self-compensating flat balance spring, and an index regulator. It has a dry molybdenum-sulfide based lubrication system, and an embellished tungsten carbide weight segment. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 36,000 vph (5Hz). The Zenith El Primero Chronograph A386 was introduced in January of 1969, and c. 2,500 examples were produced until 1971. Because it beats at a frequency of 36,000 times per hour – twice that of the standard 28,800 vph movements, the seconds hand seems to glide rather than tick.

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