Download striking 10th12/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Striking 10th does sound cool, better than the stuffy sounding “foudroyante.”įor 2011 Zenith’s hot watch is the El Primero Stratos Flyback ( which I covered here). Maybe they mean it in a more poetic fashion. This El Primero doesn’t chime, so I don’t get that. “Striking” usually refers to what a sonnerie or minute repeater watch does. Unlike a standard chronograph you can measure time increments more precisely like this. It is used to measure time, in increments of 1/10th of a second. Basically it has a “flying” central hand which goes around the dial each second. This year the Striking 1oth is back, and now wears a Stratos suit of armor.įunctionally the Striking 10th is a foudroyante – but few people know that term. ![]() ![]() The irony of course was that as Zenith reinvented themselves and asked everyone to forget its recent past, they also asked people to recall Zenith’s slightly more distant past as the brand was to “rediscover its roots.” I really liked the El Primero Striking 10th Chronograph watch – but never really understood the name. The cool character was on many people’s minds as it was a highlight of a reinvented brand. In at least one award last year the Zenith Striking 10th was voted best watch of 2010. ![]()
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