At some sections of the dial, to my eyes at least, there appears to be too much space, like above the plane of the sub-dials. I can’t bring myself to feel the same about the Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Full Open. In the metal and on the wrist, it was just right. My favorite attribute of the Original 1969 was its spot-on proportions – looking at that small, 38mm wide watch with its large sub-dials was an oasis to my eyes in a world so full of visual and aesthetic pollution. A nice touch is how the frames of the sub-dials represent the original sub-dial colors of the El Primero, coming in at silver, grey, and dark blue – just like the large hands and indices, these also help preserve the El Primero look. ![]() If your near-sight is poor, then you’ll have trouble reading the sub-dials, but that comes more from this being a 38mm wide watch with three sub-dials, than from there not being a solid backdrop behind the sub-dial hands. In summary, legibility remains OK for a watch with essentially no dial. 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. ![]() 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.
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