Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th

El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th is a wristwatch by Zenith.

The record jump

On 14 October 2012, the Zenith ambassador Felix Baumgartner has made history, despite problems with the visor heater that nearly led to termination of the mission. With the brand new El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th chronograph the extreme athlete has achieved a speed of 1,342 km/h with his jump from the stratosphere.

Thus he became the first person in history who has broken through the sound barrier in freefall. Baumgartner has set the following records and collected important scientific data in order to make space travel safer in the future:

• The highest jump with a parachute (39,045 m).
• The deepest free fall (36,529 m).
• The greatest speed reached in freefall without stabilization parachute (1342.87 km/h). The previous record of 864 km/h was set by Baumgartner in July 2012.

The chronograph

Sporty 1/10 seconds chronograph with stainless steel case, driven by the well-known automatic calibre Zenith El Primero.

• First El Primero flyback chronograph with automatic winding and indication of the tenth of a second
• From the series of ZENITH military chronographs
• Exclusive indication of the tenth of a second: 1 revolution of the chronograph hands in 10 seconds
• Column-wheel chronograph with automatic winding and flyback function

Zenith won the Sports Watch Prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève for the El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th in November, 2013.

Reference: 27.03.0138.940 Movement: Self-winding chronograph movement Zenith El Primero 4057B, 36,000 A/h COSC-certified chronometer Ball-bearing central rotor with »Côtes de Genève« guilloche 31 jewels 326 components Power reserve > 50 h Case: Stainless steel Uni-directional rotating bezel with black ceramic disc D 45.5 mm Domed sapphire crystal with anti-glare treatment on both sides Solid caseback with the logo of the Stratos mission and Felix Baumgartner's motto »Learn to love what you have been taught to fear« Waterproof to 10 atm Dial: Silvered dial with solar grinding and 3 colored counters Hours indexes: Rhodium with Superluminova SLN C1, faceted Hands: Rhodium with SuperLuminova SLN C1, faceted Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds Date at 6 h Central 1/10 seconds chronograph, 60 seconds and 60 minutes totalisers Flyback function Bracelet: Black alligator leather strap with triple folding clasp Optional: bracelet with triple folding clasp

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