Martel-Zenith

[george_]

Not only was Martel the supplier of excellent chronograph movements for Zenith since (at least) the early 1930’s, by 1956 they also had developed a modern automatic watch (with rotor), with date, and the same Martel precision. Zenith could use a modern automatic movement. Until then Zenith only had bumper automatics.

The Zenith Martel cal. 25x2 could also be used for handwound watches. It became the main Zenith movement line during the 1960’s and ‘70s (until 1975). It was further developed and updated by Zenith almost every year during the 1960’s, until ca. 1975.

At the same time the Zenith Martel chronographs could be continued and developed further, now also by bringing all the new technologies together : wristwatch - chronograph ; automatic - with date; with the addition of a very high frequency (a novelty from the 1960's).

As a result, in 1969 the Zenith El Primero was born.

Martel had made the worlds’ first automatic wristwatch chronograph movement.

And not only that : they made it straight away with chronometer precision; with three counters; with date (and quickset); they made it ultra-thin; with a very high frequency (36000 bph); and yet very solid and stable, durable and reliable.

In 1971 followed the worlds’ first automatic wristwatch chronograph with full calendar and moonphase (Zenith Espada).

[george_]

In 1975 the Zenith radio company ordered Zenith watches in Switzerland to stop the production of mechanical movements altogether, including the chronograph production in Martel and selling the Martel building and destroying all their tools.

[Vagelis]

Πολύ ενδιαφέρον, Γιώργο!

[george_]

Πολύ ενδιαφέρον, Γιώργο! (Κάντε κλικ εδώ να εμφανιστεί η φωτογραφία.)

στην ουσία, η martel  έφτιαχνε  τις μηχανές

[capt-dim]

Πολύ ενδιαφέρον, Γιώργο! (Κάντε κλικ εδώ να εμφανιστεί η φωτογραφία.)

στην ουσία, η martel  έφτιαχνε  τις μηχανές

... Τελικά ποια εταιρεία έχει των πρώτο αυτόματο χρονογράφος;;;

[george_]

μιλαμε για το 1969?ποια βγηκε πρωτη στην αγορα?

[capt-dim]

... και τι με αυτό ;;; δεν καταλαβαίνω !!!  ... η συνέχεια ;;;

[george_]

τι ρωτας δεν καταλαβα

[capt-dim]

δεν κατάλαβα τι θέλεις να μας πεις με αυτό που έβαλες ;;;


- ότι ο el primero δεν είναι in house μηχανή της zenith!!!!

- ότι ο el primero δεν είναι ο πρώτος αυτόματος χρονογράφος στην Ιστορία !!!!!


έβαλες ένα κειμενάκι αμφιβόλου προέλευσις που λέει κάτι ανυπόστατο ...  το έγραψες εσύ το κείμενο;;;; το έγραψε κάποιος άλλος ;;;ποια η πυγή;;;


να σου βάλω και εγώ άλλα 1000 κειμενάκια που λένε ότι ο el primero της zenith είναι ο πρώτος αυτόματος χρονογράφος στην Ιστορία ;;;

να σου βάλω και άλλα 1000 κειμενάκια που λένε ότι είναι η Breitling η η Heuer η η Seiko έβγαλαν τον πρώτος αυτόματος χρονογράφος ;;;

γενικός γίνεται μύλος για αυτό το θέμα !!!!

[george_]

Η zenith αγόρασε την martel,η συμβολή της οποίας ήταν καθοριστική  στην κατασκευή  της μηχανης.ποιος φτιάχτηκε  πρώτος? Νομίζω η 6139

[george_]

What a gold mine this thread has been in my research on Martel as a supplier of chronograph ebauches to other "names" in the Swiss watch industry! Many thanks to all who have contributed  Here is an example of a Martel 13 ligne 2-reg chrono ebauche supplied to Vacheron & Constantin from 1937 to 1940.


V&C pretty well standardized on 13 ligne chronograph movements until the 1970s. To this date they have not manufactured their own chrono wristwatch ebauche, although one is currently under development. Beginning in 1915, Reymond Freres was the major supplier, followed by Martel, then Valjoux 22 and 23-based ebauches. In fact, all three were in use within different models during the 1930s and 40s!Victorin Piguet provided chronographs with complications on special order

[george_]

  Reymond Freres was founded in 1901 as chronograph specialists and later renamed in 1929 as Valjoux.