$10,000
ZENITH EL PRIMERO STRIKING 10TH LIMITED EDITION NO. 1/500 Zenith, Ref.03.203.4052. 'Jean Louis Etienne' No.1/500. Made in 2010 Very fine and technically interesting, water-resistant, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph capable of registering 1/10th second increments, registers, date, and a stainless steel Zenith buckle. Two-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, lapidated lugs, screwed-down case back. Silvered, sunray brushed, applied steel and black baton indexes with luminous accents, outer scale indicating seconds divided into 1/10th increments, anthracite subsidiary dials running seconds, 60 seconds chronograph register and 60 minutes register, aperture for the date. Stainless steel luminous baton hands Cal. 4052 B, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, patented stop-work, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance vibrating at 36,000 VpH, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. DOnATED by ZEnITH Notes The Zenith El Primero Striking 10th was launched at Basle in 2010 and is the world’s first automatic chronograph to beat at a rate of 10 vibrations per second.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-10-20
