This post was first published on Novemat Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Vs. Tim Mosso is the media director and a watch specialist at Watchbox. official Swiss chronometer certification, 28,800 vph/4 Hz frequency, full balance bridge and free-sprung balance, overcoil hairspring,įunctions: hours, minutes, hacking seconds chronograph Movement: automatic Caliber 4130 with column wheel and vertical clutch chronograph, 72-hour power reserve, C.O.S.C. Quick Facts Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona 116500LN-0001Ĭase: 40 x 12.3 mm, stainless steel, 100-meter water resistance with screw-down crown Movement: automatic El Primero Caliber 3600 with lateral clutch column wheel chronograph, 60-hour power reserve, 36,000 vph/5 Hz frequency, silicon escapement, flat hairspring, 10-second foudroyantįunctions: hours, minutes, hacking seconds date, foudroyant chronograph The Chronomaster Sport is Swiss engineering’s equivalent of present-day Lynyrd Skynyrd: neither a cover act nor all original blood, but still a blast.įor more information, please visit Quick Facts Zenith Chronomaster Sport 03.3100.3600/21.M3100Ĭase: 41 x 13.8 mm, stainless steel, 100-meter water resistance with push-down crown With the benefit of wrist time, head-to-head comparison, and reflection, a more balanced view of the Zenith puts the contentious watch in perspective. And, no, the Rolex isn’t four times better than the Zenith.įrom its January launch, the Chronomaster Sport’s appearance has drawn immediate comparisons to the Rolex Daytona. The Zenith, by comparison, is available both new and used for approximately its retail price. Reality bites in the form of years-long dealer waiting lists for the Rolex and markups approaching $40,000 to buy the watch immediately preowned. As of October 2021, the steel Rolex Daytona retails for $13,150, and the Zenith Chronomaster Sport retails for $9,500 on a strap or $10,000 on a bracelet. Instead, we have a watch-nerd brand looking to find a fashion footing in a world where its celebrated movements often struggle for aesthetic identity. But Zenith isn’t Omega, and the Chronomaster Sport won’t cost Rolex a single Daytona sale. Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (left) and Zenith Chronomaster SportĪ larger watch brand or a more direct market rival to Rolex probably wouldn’t have risked a watch like the Chronomaster Sport. Many watch collectors associate this subjectively beefy feel with luxury, and the Sport’s wrist feel is more tangible than the lighter Daytona. There’s a reassuring solidity to the Chronomaster Sport, which benefits from its relatively chunky proportions and considerable weight. On the wrist, it’s easy to forget about the clasp, and the fidgety bracelet need be sized only once. Ironically, the Zenith clasp feels like a throwback to the Oyster clasps of the 1990s – the era of the Zenith-powered Daytona.Ĭonstructed of thin gauge-stamped steel and externally perforated for sizing adjustments, this clasp looks and feels like a relic of the last century or something suitable for a sub-$2K sports watch in 2021. Not only is this the design element most directly drawn from Rolex, but the quality feels out of step with the remainder of the Chronomaster. The deployant clasp is the low point of this Zenith. Bracelets and deployant clasps of the Zenith Chronomaster Sport (left) and Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
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