The model can be split into three production runs: The watch is a true classic, which is why Zenith reissued it several years back. The kind of watch who immediately attracts the collector’s eyes. 3019, the Zenith A386 has become an absolute classic. Rare, made in small quantities, well-powered with its column wheel high beat cal. According to the book Zenith, by Manfred Rössler, Edition Damiani, only 2,500 examples of the A386 reference were produced between 19. A386, was produced between 19, a total production of 4500 examples in stainless steel. According to the book Zenith, by Joël Duval the model, ref. A386 has become extremely hard to find and is without any doubts the first choice for whose collect Zenith’s watches or High frequency 1970s vintage chronograph. The model was also the only one to feature a 1/10th second division to highlight the fact that the movement was accurate enough, with its high frequency 5Hz, to measure the 1/10th second. Furthermore, the model was the only one fitted with much sought after intercrossing and multi-colored registers. In the Zenith collection, it was furthermore the only model available in stainless steel with a round case. Anyway, it was definitively the first automatic chronograph with high frequency, 36’000 alt/hour. The other two were of course the Caliber 11, and the Seiko 6139. A386 was one of the first self-winding chronographs. Introduced at the Basel fair in 1969, the Ref. The reference A386 is synonymous with the launch of the groundbreaking El Primero chronograph caliber in 1969. Iconeek is proud to extremely proud to introduce here what we call in the collectible watch market, a graal watch !, the original and highly sought after Zenith A386 El Primero, from 1970
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