One of the most talked-about aspects, due to its resemblance to other brands, is the use of a black ceramic bezel with a scale in tenths of a second, which reveals the secret of its mechanism. Its 36,000 vibrations mechanism has a tenths of a second measurement function, like Zenith’s legendary Striking. It also has a date function and a classic Zenith dial with 3 superimposed subdials, with the 3 classic colours and all of them graduated to 60. To finish a good job, it has an armys which, although it is not a display of creativity in the design, it fits like a glove to this Chronomaster Sport. It is available with white and black dials, as well as with steel armys or a strap with a folding buckle.
And then we come to the top of the top. It is not that there are no brands at this level. It is that this level is set by Patek for all brands. An incredible house that I have had the opportunity to get to know first hand. The quality is extreme. The finishes and details are infinite. I could tell you how a single craftsman spends a whole working day polishing one of the more than 400 pieces of a striking luxury replica watches. I could tell you about the multitude of processes, more than 10, that a pinion goes through when it leaves the machine that makes it until it becomes a Patek pinion. The processes of checking each chiming watch as it passes one by one through the hands of the president before it is delivered. The work, the attention to detail and the craftsmanship are in each piece, you can see and feel them.
To get an idea of the dimensions of Patek Philippe, it is important to mention a few details such as the fact that they have just inaugurated a new 650 million euro factory which the Stern family paid for out of their own pocket without external financing. An incredible thing to see. A house that produces some 50,000 watches a year at an average of more than 23,000 CHF per watch, quite a prodigy.
It would be difficult to single out any Patek Philippe, their models are sublime and their availability very, very complicated. It is worth mentioning that the famous Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 in steel has recently been discontinued, so we will see how another of its sporting icons, the Aquanaut, becomes more relevant.
We would like to highlight from this latest collection this model with a 41mm case and a thickness of only 11.2mm, which makes this sports watch a king of the Slim fit.
Another very specialist brand that reminds me a lot of Jaeger le Coultre for its ability to develop calibres. Girard Perregaux has always been a regular in chronometry competitions, winning on multiple occasions. Some of his who sells the best replica watches, such as the triple-bridge tourbillon, are easily recognisable. Even at the height of the devastation of quartz GP launched the Laureato and made it in quartz. What’s more, it was this quartz watch that set the standard for oscillating quartz mechanisms today. This brand is living a second youth since it was absorbed by the Kering group, owner of the firms Gucci, Botega Venetta, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Brioni, Stella McCarney or Pomelato, among others; and of other watchmaking firms such as Ulysse Nardin.
Among its entire range, we would highlight the Laureato collection, which was an example of innovation from the very beginning. Later, in the 1990s, it incorporated mechanical movements that have accompanied the model up to the present day. In 2016, the brand reissued the Laureato in a limited edition and, following its success, decided to bring it out in a collection from 2018. On this occasion we opted for the 42mm option with chronograph and white dial. The great amount of details of the watch is palpable. Paris clous dial. Superbly polished case and armys in 904 steel, just like Rolex. Spectacular finishes. Blue indexes and hands, screwed pushers… and a mechanism that is a delight to operate in itself. Highly recommended.
Exists in both 38mm and 42mm versions. Time only, chronograph as well as other complications. And also available in steel, titanium/gold and ceramic. A whole range of possibilities.
A small but noteworthy brand. Belonging to the LVMH group, we could say that it is a very special brand. Firstly because its production volume is very small, around 40,000 units. Secondly, because it has a base calibre that I love, both the calibre and the name, El Primero. And thirdly, because it is a real manufacture, which has been developing very interesting calibres, especially chronos, for more than 50 years. So much so that in the 1990s they supplied the El Primero calibre to the almighty Rolex and its Daytona.
We would especially highlight their chronograph replica watches usa with the El Primero calibre. From vintage watches like the De Luca to modern watches like the Chronomaster Sport. At the moment, it is the most talked-about watch of 2021 and we are waiting to see the first deliveries. Zenith is aiming very high with this model.
It is a 41mm steel watch with the legendary El Primero calibre, but with a surprise that will be discussed later. It has pump-type pushers and a panoramic caseback from which you can see a calibre in which they have tried to eliminate the rotor as much as possible in order to leave the wheels and levers in view.