La Manufacture Zenith has always had a passion for measuring time, and, while the effects of this research are taken for granted in these days, things were very different at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1989, the first chronograph Zenith has made the history of horology, in addition to contributing to the modern technological progress. Nourished by the mentality of its visionary founder Georges Favre-Jacot, and cultivated by his ability to see beyond the limits, Zenith has constantly accompanied the pioneers and adventurers, from the time when Louis Blériot crossed the English Channel in 1909, since the free fall of Felix Baumgartner from the stratosphere in 2012. So in the 1969 the caliber The First the first integrated automatic chronograph movement at high frequency – launched six months prior to the first step on the moon- immediately became a symbol of what was possible venture in the field of watchmaking, enough to be adopted also in the early models of Rolex Daytona. Almost fifty years after the creation of this exceptional movement, El Primero watches have a frequency of thirty-six thousand alternations per hour: This high rate ensures that the chronograph is accurate to a tenth of a second.
Given the strong sensitivity of the Swiss House adventure, no wonder the creation of a partnership with the team Spindrift racing as official timekeeper: beyond the shared values adopted by each partner, the objectives and the challenges that undergo both the team Zenith Spindrift – are those of a workbench or those insidious ocean – are perfectly identical.
Designed to defeat the most formidable ocean records, the maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 has already nomato of ten records worldwide since its launch, including the Jules Verne Trophy. The November 2 this formidable vessel will cross the start line of the Route du Rhum, the legendary single-handed transatlantic race which takes place every four years between Saint-Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre. Optimized to meet the program objectives and sports team, Spindrift 2 is the result of a bold challenge created by Donatella Bertarelli, businesswoman and athlete, e Yann Guichard, one of the best skippers in the world. Through this project, the two partners share a passion for a multi-faceted sport in which the benefits and merits are equally distributed between high-tech materials and men and women full of talent and passion.
Given this background,, was therefore quite natural that the star of his line Zenith arricchisse The First with a watch with a chronograph function in tribute to this extraordinary human adventure: and precisely in the frame of the sumptuous Palazzo Serbelloni in Milan, flagship of Lombard architecture neoclassical, one of the most important cradles of enlightened nobility that was establishing itself in those years – that, expressing themselves through aesthetic schism from the previous decorative excesses of Baroque and Rococo trying to assert a new awareness of the intellectual and political; thanks to the brilliant guidance of learned teachers like Parini, who was also a tireless and inspiring architectural adviser to Palazzo Serbelloni, so as to be nomato in one of the rooms of the palace itself – the newborn star in the firmament created by master Swiss watchmakers was presented Thursday 16 October.
The dial sober but purely technical El Primero Stratos Spindrift has two peculiarities: The first is the opening of the exhaust in the tenth quadrant, by which the owner can admire the heart of his watch. The second feature is located on the inner face of the ring inner bezel with the writing “Spindrift racing” engraved in the twelfth section of the dial: enrollment and the team logo engraved on the oscillating weight recall the connection between this jewel of watchmaking in its range of sports and the challenges ahead in the world of sailing, of which the Zenith claims – Thanks to this new launch – the fair membership and participation. Equipped with a column wheel – sure sign of high quality gauges – this high precision motion is mounted within an enclosure equipped with a rotating bezel and available in two different options bicolor: gold and pink titanium DLC, embellished with a black dial, or completely black – the variation DLC with a dial in carbon fiber. These two versions are decidedly masculine coated in DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon), giving the watch its dramatic matt black as well as a remarkable hardness and scratch resistance.
of Luisa de Notaristefani Vastogirardi
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