Zenith Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Revolucion Tribute To Emiliano Zapata

REF : 34.2210.8805/36.C713

A fine tribute to the brand’s origins and history, the Academy collection is a celebration of outstanding beauty and the highest peaks in watchmaking. The most notable piece in the collection is the Academy Christophe Colomb Equation du Temps that won the “Best Complicated Watch Prize” at the 2001 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix. The timepiece features an important complication patented by Zenith, called “Gravity Control”. Academy timepieces are inspired by the legendry marine chronometers, and there are many important watches issued in a limited edition of only 25 pieces.

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Watch info

Case

Shape

Round

Diameter (in mm)

45

Water Resistance

3 ATM

Material

18-carat Yellow Gold

Model Case

18-carat Yellow Gold, Hand-crafted gold adorned with micro-painting, The caseback features a gold hand-crafted portrait of Emiliano Zapata, a rider on horseback and a cactus, The counterweight of the gravity control system is adorned with a micro-painted depiction of the Southern hemisphere

Bezel

Fixed 18-carat Yellow Gold

Crystal

Cambered sapphire crystal with glare-resistant treatment on both sides, Protective domes for the gyroscopic module

Movement

Jewels

53

Power Reserve

50 Hours

Winding

Hand-wound

Functions

Fusée-chain transmission, Hours, Minutes, Power-reserve indicator, Self-regulating “Gravity Control” gyroscopic module, Small seconds

Movement

Mechanical hand-wound

Caliber

El Primero 8805

Diameter (in mm)

37

Frequency

36,000 VpH (5 Hz)

Height (in mm)

5.85

Dial

Details

Blue varnish mainplate with hand-crafted Zenith logo and star, Blued steel hands, Three enamelled gold dials

Color

Champlevé Enamel

Bracelet

Material

Brown Alligator Leather

Bracelet

Brown Alligator leather strap

Clasp

18-carat Yellow gold triple-blade folding clasp

Limited Edition

Issue limited to only:

1

Complication

Fusée-chain transmission between 10.30 and 1.30 on the hours/minutes dial

Hours and minutes in an offset dial at 12 o’clock

Power reserve at 3 o’clock

Self-regulating “Gravity Control” gyroscopic module at 6 o’clock

Small seconds at 9 o’clock

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