Homemade tourbillon by Zenith
One of the most difficult feats to perform in watch*** is constructing a tourbillon. This mechanical element improves precision by counterbalancing perturbations created by the Earth's attraction on the balance's regularity. The correction is made by having the balance and the escapement turn on themselves. In Switzerland these days, you could count on one hand the number of watchmakers capable of...
May. 14, 2025
Zenith El Primero Chronograph Foudroyante to be unveiled at Baselworld 2010
Last year, Zenith unveiled the vintage El Primero collection during the Basel show. Which was, by far, my favorite of their new collections. They had some other nice timepieces as well, but in general, the majority of their designs were not well received. Too many of their designs were so off from the original Zenith look, that the company had begun to lose its following over the past five years....
May. 18, 2025
