I can really appreciate seeing a big brand like Zenith proving to be flexible and making such adjustments to a design even after the original launch, in an effort to further improve on legibility and user-friendliness.
The date remains at the 4:30 position, but is now indicated by a skeletonized disc over a red block – there is even a small red triangle that points at it that isn’t present on the image of the watch that Zenith presently uses on their official site. Last, but not least, if you’re so against it but otherwise like the watch, I’m sure the crystal from the solid dial version will fit just fine. I understand that the open dial gives plenty of stuff to marvel at, but trust me, a few months into owning a watch (any watch) it is these unexpected details that you will grow to appreciate. In reality, it adds a lot of depth to the dial that doesn’t have any space whatsoever for this logo on it anyway.
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All this makes for an excellent balance between the delicate full open appearance and the masculine, powerful aesthetic of the original El Primero – great work there.Ī fun element is the Zenith El Primero logo printed on the underside of the front crystal – I already love how purists will not refrain from making themselves look ridiculous again by flipping out over something this. Equally large, wide, long, and blocky applied indices go with the main hands beautifully, adding weight and substance to a dial otherwise dedicated to incredibly small and reflective parts.