What Zenith means in Montreal
Zenith was founded in Le Locle, Switzerland, in 1865. In 1969 it introduced the El Primero, an automatic chronograph movement that beats at 36,000 vibrations per hour (5 Hz), fast enough to time to a tenth of a second. That movement still sits at the heart of the Chronomaster line.
Three families are worth knowing before you walk in:
- Chronomaster: the El Primero chronograph family, including Chronomaster Sport, Chronomaster Original and Chronomaster Open.
- Defy: the modern, sportier family, led by the Defy Skyline and the Defy Extreme.
- Pilot: the aviation line, drawn from Zenith's early cockpit instruments, with a large onion crown.
