Zenith Elite H W- 17.0240.655 in 18K Red gold – Chronometer - Full set

Zenith Elite H W- 17.0240.655 in 18K Red gold – Chronometer  - Full set

Beautiful complete full set Zenith Elite with round guilloche cream dial. The watch has the power reserve at 1 o’clock (50 hours), date window between 4 and 5 o’clock and sub dial for seconds at 9 o’clock. At 6 o’clock is engraved “Elite HW – Chonometre” and it is a “Swiss Made” model. The watch has gold Arabic numerals for the hours. The hands are in gold with leaf style. The crown comes with the Zenith logo. It is a red gold case with engraved in the back “Manufacture Zenith - #2646 – 17 0240 655 – 18K – Swiss Made – Chronomaster”.  The watch has a manual winding movement with caliber 5011K and 26 jewels. The watch comes with a black alligator strap, original red gold Zenith buckle. It is a full set with box, warranty, manuals, chronomaster warranty – certificate of chronometer and the service paper of Zenith.

History

A man called Georges Favre Jacot set-up a company in 1865. He experienced a large successful offering pocket watches as accuracy as possible. In 1896, it won a gold medal at the Swiss National Exhibition. In 1960, Zenith takes over Martel Watch Co., which developed the calibers 285 and 749 for Universal. They became the 246 Zenith family. In 1969, Zenith introduces the first ever-automatic chronograph with central winding rotor, the mythical “El Primero”. Since 1999, the company is owned by LVMH. Their current leading products are “Chronomaster XXT”, the tourbillon chronograph, the “Traveler” and “Defy Xtreme”.

Technical details

Manual Wind Zenith movement with caliber 5011 K with 26 jewels, 28,800 A/h and 50 hours of power reserve. It is a certified chronometer.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 36mm


Length including lugs: 43mm