1980's Ebel Zenith El Primero Chronograph 18K YG "Early Series"
A handsome and sporty 1980’s Ebel Sport Classic Chronograph with the famous Zenith El Primero automatic caliber in solid 18K yellow gold with its original green sharkskin leather strap and 18K yellow gold deployant.
This watch and its leveraging of the famed El Primero Automatic caliber helped save Zenith from collapse. That in itself should position the Sport Classic as a heavyweight. Not to mention, when quartz was all the rage, a brand whose was helping popularize the technology, felt it prudent to utilize a mechanical automatic chronograph caliber in its flagship?
This isn’t a deep dive into Ebel, but contextually those points help establish this watch as a true icon of its era. Looking at the more obvious, this elegant and sleek Chronograph wouldn’t be what it is without its signature wave style bracelet. Supple and exceedingly comfortable, it helps taper off the graceful lines of its 39mm case magnificently. This watch is running extremely well, all chronograph functions operational however the hour counter resets to 11. This can be repaired on request but does not impact functioning of the watch.
This early series iteration of the Sport Classic has and porcelain white dial with applied gold roman numeral indices, rare thick gold sub resisters, gold holds and its early hexagonal crown. Normally more common variants have onion crowns and thin gold sub-registers and black hands.
A handsome and sporty 1980’s Ebel Sport Classic Chronograph with the famous Zenith El Primero automatic caliber in solid 18K yellow gold with its original green sharkskin leather strap and 18K yellow gold deployant.
This watch and its leveraging of the famed El Primero Automatic caliber helped save Zenith from collapse. That in itself should position the Sport Classic as a heavyweight. Not to mention, when quartz was all the rage, a brand whose was helping popularize the technology, felt it prudent to utilize a mechanical automatic chronograph caliber in its flagship?
This isn’t a deep dive into Ebel, but contextually those points help establish this watch as a true icon of its era. Looking at the more obvious, this elegant and sleek Chronograph wouldn’t be what it is without its signature wave style bracelet. Supple and exceedingly comfortable, it helps taper off the graceful lines of its 39mm case magnificently. This watch is running extremely well, all chronograph functions operational however the hour counter resets to 11. This can be repaired on request but does not impact functioning of the watch.
This early series iteration of the Sport Classic has and porcelain white dial with applied gold roman numeral indices, rare thick gold sub resisters, gold holds and its early hexagonal crown. Normally more common variants have onion crowns and thin gold sub-registers and black hands.
A handsome and sporty 1980’s Ebel Sport Classic Chronograph with the famous Zenith El Primero automatic caliber in solid 18K yellow gold with its original green sharkskin leather strap and 18K yellow gold deployant.
This watch and its leveraging of the famed El Primero Automatic caliber helped save Zenith from collapse. That in itself should position the Sport Classic as a heavyweight. Not to mention, when quartz was all the rage, a brand whose was helping popularize the technology, felt it prudent to utilize a mechanical automatic chronograph caliber in its flagship?
This isn’t a deep dive into Ebel, but contextually those points help establish this watch as a true icon of its era. Looking at the more obvious, this elegant and sleek Chronograph wouldn’t be what it is without its signature wave style bracelet. Supple and exceedingly comfortable, it helps taper off the graceful lines of its 39mm case magnificently. This watch is running extremely well, all chronograph functions operational however the hour counter resets to 11. This can be repaired on request but does not impact functioning of the watch.
This early series iteration of the Sport Classic has and porcelain white dial with applied gold roman numeral indices, rare thick gold sub resisters, gold holds and its early hexagonal crown. Normally more common variants have onion crowns and thin gold sub-registers and black hands.
