

Mainly two types of folks: those who want a Rolex Daytona, can't find one, but are willing to pay for something similar from another high-end brand and those who collect Zenith specifically.

Indeed, it takes enough cues from the Daytona - from the bezel to the bracelet - that you'd be forgiven for dubbing it the "Zaytona," as at least one Gear Patrol employee has done. However, when sized up with its (assumed) purpose of posing a threat to the Daytona (perhaps "contender" is a better word, given Rolex's virtually unassailable position), it might be more accurate to say that the watch's design is new to Zenith. The Chronomaster Sport is certainly that - something new (though it does derive from the Chronomaster 2, of course). I long for fresh designs, and not just from Zenith, but from the industry as a whole. Much as I love the A384 and A386, I do feel like we've been inundated with too many vintage reissues lately. Now, however, the Chronomaster platform is being expanded upon in the form of the Chronomaster Sport - a new timepiece that both in look and feel, is poised to take on one of the world's most well-known watches: the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona.

Outfitted to a skeletonized dial, it was a striking watch upon its debut in 2019, though perhaps a bit too avant-garde for the average watch buyer. 3600, which powered the watch, featured an increased power reserve of 60 hours, a hacking function and the ability to measure 1/10ths of a second. I immediately wired the funds directly to Thanh/Takuya Watches, and I had tracking the next day! Just picked up the watch from fedex today, immediately went and had it sized by a Rolex AD, and even they were impressed with not only having a brand new watch/full set available, but also at how fast I got it when people are having to put hefty deposits down with AD’s and wait a year or more for a new YG Day Date.This Chronograph Is Based on a Horological Starįollowing myriad vintage reissues of the original A386 and A384 watches, Zenith reimagined the El Primero as the engine within an entirely new, forward-thinking timepiece, the Chronomaster 2. After selecting the one I wanted, again only MINUTES later, I receive pictures of the actual brand new watch, and full set. He asked me what model Rolex and specifics I was looking for, and literally within MINUTES I got 3 examples of Day Date’s that fit my needs. Thanh was already updating me with the tracking/shipping information before I could even have the chance to follow up with him myself! Thanh / Takuya Watches is TOP CLASS! I can’t express how grateful I am at how easy, painless, and streamline the transaction was with Thanh.Ĭommunication, Professionalism, and all around GREAT customer service both on the front end of the transaction and the back end.
