Compared to another famous automatic chronograph like the Valjoux 7750, which comes in at 7.9mm tall, it is easy to see where Zenith can keep this watch slim and comfortable on the wrist. One of the benefits of the El Primero movement is its slim 6.5mm height, and this allows Zenith to slap this bad boy inside a case that is only 12.5mm thick and a touch over 11mm wrist-to-crystal. ![]() The comfort continues as you make your way around the rest of the watch. The small dial helps keep that wrist presence in check. The 47mm lug-to-lug gives the case more wrist presence on the wrist, but it never feels like it is taking over your wrist. ![]() Rather than taking the ill-advised path of upsizing this reissue as many brands do, Zenith did the right thing and kept the size true to the original. It is designed to embody the original A385 introduced in 1969 and was one of the first watches from Zenith to feature the El Primero movement. The Revival A385 is 37mm of tonneau-shaped goodness. Designed to be a callback to the first El Primero-powered chronographs, this watch is smaller in size, but that’s where the modesty ends. The El Primero we have our eyes on today is placed inside the Chronomaster Revival A385. It is reliable, highly accurate, and contains many “firsts” in mechanical chronograph movements. The El Primero carries this provenance in its catalog for a good reason. In the case of Zenith and the El Primero movement, it is the heart and soul of the Chronomaster line of chronographs and their most recognized movement. Rolex has amalgamated a watch case and movement with the Oyster Perpetual. Omega leaned on the history of the 1861 so heavily that it was in production for over 25 years. This can evolve to maintain that recognition across an entire line of watches. ![]() ![]() Some watch movements carry so much recognition that they become part of the brand itself.
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