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Zenith El Primero Grande Class Multicity Open Traveller 03.0520.4037 Black Dial Automatic Men's Watch

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This pre-owned Zenith El Primero Grande Class Multicity Open Traveller 03.0520.4037 is in excellent condition and comes with: NO box or papers. Max wrist size: 8 in.

This watch has passed all of our rigorous quality control tests for authenticity, performance, accuracy and condition by our team of Swiss watchmakers using cutting edge technology and the most modern equipment. The watch is 100% Certified Authentic and comes backed by our Signature Watches 12-month warranty. All photos are of the actual watch in stock.

Specifications

Stainless steel case with a leather strap. Internal rotating bezel stainless steel bezel. Black dial with silver-tone hands and index & 6, 12 Arabic numeral hour markers. Dial type: analog. El primero Zenith 4037 automatic movement with about 50 hours of power reserve. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Screw down crown. Transparent case back. Case size: 46 mm. Case thickness: mm. Round case shape. Band width: mm. Double fold-over clasp. Water resistant at 50 meters / 165 feet. Functions: 24 hour time zone, chronograph, date, hour, minute, seconds, chronometer, power reserve indicator. Zenith El Primero Grande Class Multicity Open Traveller 03.0520.4037 Black Dial Automatic Men's Watch.

• Item No. WP25722
• Brand Zenith
• Model Name El Primero Grande Class Multicity Open Traveller
• Model Number 03.0520.4037
• Gender Men's
• Movement Automatic
• Engine El Primero Zenith 4037
• Power Reserve 50 Hours
• Max Wrist Size 8 in
• Case Size 46 mm
• Case Material Stainless Steel
• Case Shape Round
• Case Back Transparent
• Dial Type Analog
• Dial Color Black
• Crystal Scratch Resistant Sapphire
• Hands Silver-tone
• Dial Markers Index & 6
• Second Markers Minute markers & 24 Hour markers around the outer rim
• Bezel Internal rotating bezel
• Bezel Color Silver-tone
• Bezel Material Stainless Steel
• Crown Screw Down
• Water Resistance 50 meters / 165 feet
• Functions 24 Hour Time Zone, Chronograph, Date, Hour, Minute, Seconds, Chronometer, Power reserve indicator
• Features 24 Hour Time Zone; Chronograph; Date; Hour; Minute; Seconds; Chronometer; Power reserve; indicator; Stainless Steel; Leather; Analog; strap
• Band Type Strap
• Band Material Leather
• Clasp Double Fold-over

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Zenith Class Open Traveller

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Zenith 03.0520.4037/01.C492 Class Traveller Multicity, 030520403701C492, Stainless Steel on a Strap with a Stainless Steel Double-Foldover Buckle, Automatic El Primero 4037, Power Reserve Indicator (50 hours), World Time Complication Indicates the Time in 24 Different Cities (Cities are Indicated on the Outer Ring of the Dial and Rotates In-sync with the Current Time, This Complication is Operated by the Crown at the 11 O'clock Position) Silver Guilloche Textured Dial with Applied Steel Hour Markers, Date Displayed Between 4 & 5 O'Clock Position, Open Worked Dial, Display Back, Sapphire Crystal, Water Resistant to 50 Meters, Diameter: 44mm, Thickness: 16mm, Like New with Box and Papers.

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Zenith – Class Traveller Open Multicity El Primero & Class Traveller Multicity Elite

Multicity is the preferred watch by businessmen who want to wear the world on their wrist. This unique timepiece can in fact simultaneously show the time in 24 world cities. Thanks to a rotating disk indexed on the hour hand, it is possible to know the time in any time zone. The spiral design of the cities enables, at a glance, to live at the time in Tokyo, Paris, Moscow, New York or Shanghai.

Multicity is an elegant and refined timepiece both in terms of technology and aesthetics. This year, the fans of World Timers can chose between two models: Multicity Open powered by the El Primero Chronograph and with a Grande Date, a powerful timepiece housed in a 46mm case, or a more discreet version with an Elite movement inside a 44mm case.

Some will prefer the more classical and precious rose gold, whilst others will choose the more modern stainless steel version.

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Model: zenith class traveller open multicity el primero (with rose gold or stainless steel case).

Functions Hours and minutes in the center Small seconds-hand at 9 o’clock Chronograph : Center seconds-hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock Power Reserve indicator from hour axis Grande Date over 2 o’clock with patented 3-disc mechanism 24 Time-zone system with day/night indicator

Case Rose gold or Stainless Steel case Rose Gold or Stainless Steel ZENITH push buttons and crowns Diameter : 46 mm / Diameter opening : 38 mm Curved sapphire glass with anti-reflection treatment on both sides Transparent sapphire case back Water resistance up to 50 meters

Dial Silver or black “Grain d’Orge” guilloché dial Open dial at 10 o’clock showing the heart of El primero 4037 Caliber Hand-mounted applique Arabic numerals and indexes Hands: Faceted hands in Rose Gold or rhodium; Rose Gold or black varnished Power reserve Hand

Strap Integrated handmade black or brown alligator leather strap lined with silky Alzavel calfskin Buckle: Rose Gold or Stainless Steel triple folded buckle with ZENITH star on the cap

Model: Zenith Class Traveller Multicity Elite with Rose gold or Stainless Steel case

Movement Caliber Elite 687 Automatic Extra-flat movement with World Timer 13 ¼ “` caliber Diameter : 30.00 mm. Height : 6.20 mm 189 components 28’800 vibrations per hour Power reserve over 50 hours 41 jewels Automatic winding in both directions Central rotor on ball bearings 22-carat gold or heavy metal oscillating weight with “Grain d’Orge” guilloché pattern

Functions Hours and minutes in the center Small seconds-hand at 9 o’clock Power Reserve indicator at 2 o’clock Date indicator at 4 1/2 o’clock 24 Time-zone system with day/night indicator

Case Rose gold or Stainless Steel case Rose Gold or Stainless Steel ZENITH push buttons and crowns Diameter : 44 mm / Diameter opening : 36 mm Curved sapphire glass with anti-reflection treatment on both sides Transparent sapphire case back Water resistance up to 50 meters

Dial Silver “Grain d’Orge” guilloché dial; Hand-mounted ruthenium applique Arabic numerals and indexes Hands: Faceted hands in Rose gold or ruthenium

Strap Integrated black or brown alligator leather strap lined with silky Alzavel calfskin Buckle: Rose Gold or Stainless Steel triple folded buckle with ZENITH star on the cap

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Zenith El Primero Class Traveller Multicity Open Alarm 18k rose gold Ref.: 18.0520.4046 – 46mm

Zenith El Primero Class Traveler Multicity Alarm Comparable manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP): 38,000.- Euro ( for price evaluation please consider below information )

Authenticity We guarantee that the item we are selling is an original Zenith watch. We are offering 12 months of WARRANTY for the mechanism.

This watch comes with box and papers. Additional brand new brown leather strap – the biggest size possible. We guarantee that all the parts are original Zenith and we can provide you with the test results of the mechanism.

Info Brand: Zenith Type: El Primero Class Traveler Multicity Alarm Reference no.: 18.0520.4046 Movement: Zenith 4046 automatic, 41 Jewels, 439 components & an approximate power reserve of 50 hours BPH: 36000 Year: Jun 2011 Diameter: 46 mm Bracelet: original brown leather strap. Additional one brand new brown leather strap – the biggest size. Crystal: sapphire crystal Dial: Silver Guilloche textured dial with applied faceted polished rose gold hour markers. Dial with a unique cutaway that exposes the heart of the watch: the escapement beating at 36,600 Vibrations per Hour. Bezel: fixed rose gold Functions: Alarm: – Crown to set the alarm time located on the case edge at the 8 o'clock position. – On/Off button for the alarm set in the center of the crown – 12 Hour alarm set & indicated by the blued tipped skeleton hand. – Alarm power reserve sub-dial indicator located between the 6 & 7 o'clock position. World Time Complication with Day/Night indicator – indicates the time in 24 different cities at a glance. Cities are indicated on the outer ring of the dial & rotates in-sync with the current time, current times are indicated in 24 hour mode to be able to differentiate between AM & PM. This complication is operated by the crown at the 11 o'clock position. Patented 3 wheel large & easy-to-read Double Date window located between 1 & 2 o'clock. Water resistance: 50m Case material: rose gold 18k Gender: male Condition: 10/10

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The Zenit E is a Soviet 35mm SLR camera. The first production run took special M39 lenses as prior Zenit models, but all later production runs took the common M42 screw lenses , made from 1965-1968 [1] . The Zenit range was quite popular worldwide since it was well-built, if modest in overall specification, and usually priced quite moderately; furthermore it was offered under several other brands outside of the USSR: ( Kalimar , Revueflex , Prinzflex , Photokina, Spiraflex, Titan Global [2] and Cosmorex ).

• 1 Description
• 3 Lens mount
• 5 Name variants
• 6 Specifications (from Prinzflex 500E)

Description

The Zenit-E is a smallish and unusual-looking SLR by the standards of the camera market of the time - it appears boxy, but the vertical edges are not as sharp as they look. It is covered in a grippable textured nylon material used extensively in the Soviet camera industry instead of leatherette. It has a wind lever, which is geared to a large frame counter dial that rotates in the opposite direction, corresponding to the advance knob of the earliest Zenits

The rewind knob is hidden. To extract it, apply slight pressure with one fingertip to the gnurled hub of the film-speed dial (on the left hand side, inside the meter dial). Turn the hub counter-clockwise and it will jump out. Pulling further on the rewind knob retracts the fork, but does not open the camera back - it has its own latch on the side.

The Zenit E was produced in both black and brushed white metal finish; and there were commemorative versions for the 1980 Moscow Olympic games with two styles of markings.

The interior mechanism is very similar to prior Zenits, and in fact, it is an ultimately Leica II -derived shutter, though with the addition of a mirror and flash sync, with the Zorki S being one of its predecessors. Unlike some prior Zenits, it does have an instant return mirror. The camera offers only shutter speeds of 1/30-1/500, plus B exposure. As is common on flash-synchronized cameras based on the Leica II, synchronization is at 1/30th. The delay can be adjusted continuously from X sync to M sync, but unlike on earlier Zenits and Zorkis the markings in milliseconds are absent (to simplify manufacture, no doubt).

The shutter-speed dial is of the old type: pull up and rotate to set the speed. A small dot on the center of the dial indicates the current setting. It is best for the shutter if this is done while the shutter is cocked, though this is not as vital as it was on earlier Soviet cameras (many of which would break instantly if the shutter was changed while in an uncocked state). The whole dial turns counter-clockwise when cocked and rapidly clockwise when fired.

The shutter can be locked open on "B" if the shutter release button is held down and turned counter-clockwise.

An early production run was made for the Zenit m39 mount, an SLR lens mount with the same threading as the Leica Thread Mount, but a much larger film-to-flange distance. All previous Zenits had taken this mount, which is more or less unique to the series. The second production run used the much more common m42 mount, which has a very similar film to flange distance but larger threads (42mm as opposed to 39mm), allowing the bodies to be otherwise identical. So it remained for the remainder of manufacture.

In neither version is there any aperture coupling - the lens must be stopped down to the correct aperture by hand before firing the shutter. The Zenit EM was an upgraded version, with an automatic diaphragm and a few cosmetic improvements.

The Zenit E was the first metered camera in the Zenit line - it has a large uncoupled selenium meter built into it, as several Soviet cameras did--readout is by a match-needle display on the top deck. One turns a dial around the rewind knob until a ring in the display is over the needle, at which point, if the film speed is set properly, the photographer can read off a range of equivalent camera settings from the markings on the ring. The meter goes down to 30 seconds shutter opening and f/2, and up to 1/500th and f/32. The exact acceptance angle of the meter is unclear, but it is probably 45 or so degrees.

Export versions are marked with speeds in ASA and DIN, but the ASA scale is oddly numbered - the numbers correspond roughly to common Soviet film speeds, converted from the GOST scale into ASA (the two are measured in extremely similar units and correspond closely, but not precisely), and are usually a little less than a stop off from common international speeds (320 instead of 400, 80 instead of 100, 40 instead of 64, et cetera.) The only common international speed on the dial is 160 ASA, known for being the rated speed of some Portra emulsions.

Name variants

Specifications (from prinzflex 500e).

• Type: SLR body
• Manufacturer: KMZ
• Film: 35mm , with speeds 16 to 500 ASA
• Lens mount: M39 Zenit mount (z39), then M42 screw mount without aperture coupling.
• Shutter: focal plane textile shutter , speeds 1/30 up to 1/500 sec. + B, synchronized at 1/30th (variable delay, X through M).
• Viewfinder : pentaprism finder, diopter correction lens mountable
• film advance : film advance lever, hidden rewind knob extends out from meter control
• Dimensions:137×92×53 mm
• Self-timer : with own release button and 15 sec. delay-time
• ↑ Zenit E at www.sovietcams.com .
• ↑ Seen in an online auction May 2012
• User manuals for Zenit E at Michael Butkus Jr.'s
• Zenit E review at 35mmc.com
• Zenit E , Zenit E , Zenit E Olympic on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
• Revueflex E (Olympic Games 1980) at Kurt Tauber's
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• Image by steevithak
• 42mm screw mount
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• Image by bottledog
• Image by Uwe Kulick
• Image by Rick Oleson

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