And We have a technically sophisticated, historically significant chronograph movement - all for $10k (or $9,500 on leather). We have something that looks a fair amount like a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona - also noted. So what do we have here? Well, we've got a really damn nice watch - we can get that part out of the way. (Though again, you're not getting that fun, 1/10th-second chronograph.) Review

Not bad for half the price of the Chronomaster Sport. At $5,225, it includes the impressive Tudor MT5813 automatic chronometer movement, a 41mm case and a black dial with bi-compax layout and date. Its distinctive racing styling is evident in an outer tachymeter scale on the bezel and upon the inner minute track.Ī third alternative - and a much cheaper one - is also a solid alternative to the Daytona itself: the Black Bay Chronograph with matching steel bracelet from Tudor. At $8,750, it lives at a similar price point to the CS and also features an in-house chronograph movement and a steel bracelet. The Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer 9900 is a Speedy with a twist that both in look and price delivers something reminiscent of the Chronomaster Sport experience - though in this case, in the form of a two-register chrono. (Ironically, what preceded the current caliber 4130 in the Daytona is the caliber 4030, a heavily modified version of, you guessed it, a Zenith El Primero movement.) It does not, however, feature a 1/10th-second chronograph and bezel. At $13,150 in steel, it's certainly more expensive than the CS, but it's got similar looks and features. Gee, I dunno - how about a watch that rhymes with 'shmay-shmonah.' Rolex's flagship chronograph is the obvious heavyweight champion against which the Chronomaster Sport is meant to compete.

For those who simply appreciate a well-made watch with excellent finishing, a serious horophile's movement and good looks, to boot, the Chronomaster Sport also fits the bill. But at $10,000, there probably won't be very many of these people. Will there will be folks out there aimlessly searching for a chronograph who stumble upon the Chronomaster Sport and go: that's the one! Sure. Mainly two types of folks: those who want a Rolex Daytona, can't find one, but are willing to pay for something similar from another high-end brand and those who collect Zenith specifically. Indeed, it takes enough cues from the Daytona - from the bezel to the bracelet - that you'd be forgiven for dubbing it the 'Zaytona,' as at least one Gear Patrol employee has done. However, when sized up with its (assumed) purpose of posing a threat to the Daytona (perhaps 'contender' is a better word, given Rolex's virtually unassailable position), it might be more accurate to say that the watch's design is new to Zenith. The Chronomaster Sport is certainly that - something new (though it does derive from the Chronomaster 2, of course). I long for fresh designs, and not just from Zenith, but from the industry as a whole. Much as I love the A384 and A386, I do feel like we've been inundated with too many vintage reissues lately. Now, however, the Chronomaster platform is being expanded upon in the form of the Chronomaster Sport - a new timepiece that both in look and feel, is poised to take on one of the world's most well-known watches: the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. Outfitted to a skeletonized dial, it was a striking watch upon its debut in 2019, though perhaps a bit too avant-garde for the average watch buyer. 3600, which powered the watch, featured an increased power reserve of 60 hours, a hacking function and the ability to measure 1/10ths of a second. This Chronograph Is Based on a Horological Starįollowing myriad vintage reissues of the original A386 and A384 watches, Zenith reimagined the El Primero as the engine within an entirely new, forward-thinking timepiece, the Chronomaster 2.

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