Zenith El Primero Chronograph Stainless Steel Watch
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' Zenith 'El Primero' Ref 01.0500.400 a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, circa 1990 dial: painted black with white Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for date. Calibre: cal. 400-Z, automatic, 31 jewels. Case: stainless steel. Case number: 01.0500.400. Closure: later black leather strap and Zenith buckle. Dimensions: 38 mm diameter. Signed: case, dial and movement. Accessories: none
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Chronograph - A chronograph is a watch that also incorporates the features of a stopwatch, to measure elapsed time. Most chronographs are operated by two buttons, one to start and stop the chronograph second hand, and the other to return that hand to the starting position.
- Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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