By Nirja Dutt
The world of horology is having a serious case of deja vu, from classics that first made headway in the 70s to watches that were pathbreaking in the years that preceded them, somehow a re-edition seems to …
First introduced in 1969, the El Primero was the world’s first automatic chronograph movement capable of measuring time to 1/10th of a second, beating at 36,000 vph. ZENITH has built upon this innovative legacy in recent years with its …
What is the difference between vintage and neo-vintage? Vintage watch collector Gregory Selch takes us through this buzzword and also his coveted collections!
THM: So what is Neo vintage, in recent years?
Greg: People have gathered to discuss neo-Vintage, …
For the third Season of Extreme E, ZENITH has created the lightest iteration of its groundbreaking 1/100th of a second chronograph to date: The DEFY Extreme E edition. Combining performance-centric materials and a high-frequency chronograph movement capable of accurately measuring …
The first chronograph was created by watchmaker Louis Moinet in 1816; it was a mechanical stopwatch initially used for astronomical evaluation at sea, but one hundred years later it became a desired feature within timepieces (originally thanks to Longines). …
In the early days of aviation, when planes were primarily made of wire and fabric, Zenith began producing pilot’s watches. Louis Blériot, a French aviator, wore a Zenith pilot’s watch when he made history in 1909 by becoming the …
