2012/11/20 - ZENITH the Pilot Big Date Special

 

“La Petite Aiguille” Watch Prize

 

Modern, balanced, classic, masculine… The Pilot Big Date Special honours the 1960 chronograph with its sober elegance and unimpeachable functionality.

OBSESSI ONAL REGULARITRY
Echoing the historic chronograph watch from the 1960-80s, the new Pilot Big Date Special has functionality as its guiding principle. Its steel case is a moderate 42 mm in diameter, with classically styled alternating polished and satin-brushed finishes.

The matt black dial, sandblasted five times, sets off the time displays, which visually are in perfect balance. The small seconds counter is at 9 o’clock, exactly opposite the 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock. Both feature a snailed decoration. A pair of hands treated with black ruthenium and highlighted with Superluminova mark the hours and minutes in a decisively masculine and modern style. Their sporty, dynamic shape matches the refined graphic style of the Arabic numerals that pay simple and solemn tribute to those of the 1960 chronograph.

Behind the scenes, the El Primero 4010 calibre ticks away with an exceptionally consistent beat. Its finishes can be seen through the sapphire caseback. The winding rotor is decorated with thin Côtes de Genève in the purest watchmaking tradition.

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Specifications

Pilot Big Date Special

• Ref. :
  Pilot Big Date Special with leather strap
  03.2410.4010/21.C722
  
• Pilot Big Date Special with Milanese meshbracelet
  03.2410.4010/21.M2410

Movement

• El Primero Calibre 4010, selfwinding
  
• Total diameter 30 mm
  
• Thickness 7.65 mm
  
• 306 parts
  
• 31 jewels
  
• Cadence of the balance 36,000 vph
  
• 50-hour power reserve
  

Functions

• Central hours and minutes
  
• Small seconds at 9 o’clock
  
• 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock
  
• Sweep seconds hand
  
• Large date at 6 o’clock

Case

• Polished and satin-brushed steel
  
• Diameter 42 mm
  
• Water resistance 5 ATM
  
• Sapphire crystal caseback
  

Dial

• Matt black with Superluminova-enhanced hands and numerals

Strap/Bracelet

• Calfskin strap with hand-sewn topstitching, pin buckle
  
• Milanese mesh steel bracelet, triple folding clasp