Pilot Doublematic

03.2400.4046/21.C721

Brand  : Zenith
Collection  : Pilot
Model  : Pilot Doublematic
Reference  : 03.2400.4046/21.C721
Complement : Steel - Aligator Bracelet
On sale : 2012

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  • Brand  : Zenith
    Collection  : Pilot
    Model  : Pilot Doublematic
    Reference  : 03.2400.4046/21.C721
    Complement : Steel - Aligator Bracelet
    On sale : 2012
    List Price : 15 200 €
    Diameter : 45 mm
    Styles : Vintage
    Sporty
    Atypical
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : El Primero 4046
    Complication : Big Date
    Indicateur de Réserve de Marche de l'Alarme
    30-Minute Counter
    Day/Night Indicator
    Indicateur de Marche de l'Alarme
    Chronograph
    Universal Hour
    Alarme
    Case material : Steel
    Polished and satin-finished
    Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback
    Pusher and crown at 8 o'clock to activate and set the alarm
    Crown at 10 o'clock for Worldtimer function
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 50 meters
    Dial color : Matt black
    Display : Superluminova luminescent hands
    Indexes : Superluminova luminescent
    Arabic numerals
    Glass : Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Dark brown
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    + More characteristics : Movement
    Total diameter: 30mm
    Thickness: 9.05mm
    439 parts
    41 jewels
    Cadence of the balance:
    36.000 vph
    50-hour power reserve
    2 barrels

    Functions
    Worldtimer
    Central hours and minutes
    30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock
    Sweep seconds hand
    Large date at 2 o’clock
    Central alarm hand
    Alarm on/off indicator at 8.30
    Alarm power rewerve display at 7 o'clock

    Strap
    Alligator leather with hand-sewn topstitching

DESCRIPTION

  • BASELWORLD 2012 - ZENITH

    PASSIONATE ABOUT AVIATION

    “Zenith! Isn’t that a name just destined for aviators' Add to that all the quality contained in this watch’s beautiful case, and you will have a Zenith.” These few words of Léon Morane, who in 1910 became the first pilot in the world to exceed a speed of 100 km/hour, firmly anchor Zenith in the world of aviation and aeronautical feats.

    As the 20th century began, the development of air travel created specific needs for precision instruments for use onboard the airplanes and dirigibles that were crossing oceans and flying over the poles. Zenith was among the first to build aviation instruments. Its watches embody the ambition that motivated these “knights of the sky”: their desire to conquer, master great distances and surpass themselves was reflected in the precision of the timers and watches that accompanied them on their journeys. These instruments met the technical requirements imposed by aviation. They had to stand up to temperature variations, magnetic flux, and the vibrations of the aircraft while remaining reliable, accurate, sturdy, and readable. A Zenith aviator watch was more than just an instrument; it became a faithful co-pilot that backed up the pilot and kept him safe. In that capacity, in the 1930-40s, the Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 by Zenith was carried aloft in many machines, including the famous Caudron planes.

    Today’s Pilot collection is a worthy legacy from those glory days of aerial conquest. Its mechanical elements are a distillation of the manufacture’s historic expertise and the beauty that the freedom of flying leaves behind like a contrail. The Pilot collection is made especially for lovers of aviation and its history, mechanical enthusiasts, and those enamoured with wide-open spaces. It symbolises discovery and exploration, the love of adventure and the development it brings.

    Three watches, three expressions of the pleasure one feels at rising into the air. Three well-broken-in machines that become the best companions for a trip through time. Three instruments that bear within them the euphoria that comes with freedom and the feeling of having lived one’s dream of exploring new skies and letting the altitude go to one’s head…

    Within every Zenith pilot slumbers an Icarus, a Blériot, a Morane or a da Vinci. And on his wrist, today, is a Zenith Pilot.

    FlYing aROUnD thE WORlD
    Expanding the range of what is possible. Ignoring boundaries. 
    Soaring up to the blue skies where one can look down and see the whole earth. 
    Counting off oceans, cities, forests, mountains and deserts – wonders 
    invented by Man and natural extravaganzas. Having an indomitable spirit 
    and an awareness of the dangers. 
    Believing in the inseparable team one forms with the machine. 
    Being prepared to fight fatigue, hail, mechanical failure, headwinds, sleet, 
    slowed reflexes, geomagnetic currents, blinding sun and, at the same time, 
    night. Dreaming of Phileas Fogg, feeling driven onward by one’s wings. 
    Flying against time. Marking off time zones. 
    And returning to one’s starting point having embraced the whole world.

    EVER FURTHER...

    Mankind has always wanted to explore new lands and push back the boundaries of the known. In 1924, Americans Smith and Arnold completed the first flight around the world.  In 1957, three B-52s made the same trip non-stop.

    THE WHOLE WORLD WITHIN REACH

    “A watch is an essential item for navigating in an airplane and adjusting [fuel] consumption. But it has to be a good watch. The Zenith watch is perfect,” said Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais in 1913. That was the year this famous aviator completed his visits to the European capitals, a 5,000-km tour that earned him the Legion of Honour. He was only 21 years old. One of his navigation instruments was a Zenith.

    Mankind has always wanted to explore new places, set new records, confront nature and time. Completing a European tour, like Brindejonc des Moulinais, or a solo round-the-world flight are among the kinds of human and technical challenges that develop and shape the personality. In 1924, American pilots Lowell H. Smith and Leslie P. Arnold flew 44,345 kilometres from Seattle to Seattle, becoming the first to circumnavigate the globe by air.

    Today, such trips are commonplace. Time zones are simply and conveniently changed on one’s wrist. Yet it was not until the end of the 19th century that universal time came into existence. In 1820, a committee of scholars proposed adopting a unit of universal time based on a mean solar day of 86,400 seconds. In 1833, the United States became the first country to use time zones. In 1884, the globe was officially divided into 24 time zones at an international conference in Washington; after acrimonious debate, the prime meridian was set at Greenwich, England. Greenwich mean time was the time standard for the world for much of the 20th century, before being replaced by universal time (UT) in 1972. Watches with time zone indicators quickly appeared.

    HISTORIC 1955 CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

    In the 1950-60s, long flights became more commonplace and more people gradually came to travel by air. In 1955, the Zenith chronograph showed its pioneering spirit by displaying universal time. At a glance, the wearer could see what time it was anywhere in the world. The watch also had a chronograph function with a sweep seconds hand and 45-minute counter at 3 o’clock, along with a small seconds hand at 9 o’clock. The chapter ring was encircled by a list of world cities and circumnavigated by hands with a vintage feel.

    PILOT DOUBLEMATIC

    Yesterday Cairo, today Tokyo,  tomorrow Moscow, always with an updated time zone. A simple operation sends the Pilot Doublematic’s worldtime function through all the time zones, as the crow flies.


    DAY AND NIGHT, HERE AND THERE

    One disc transferred onto the flange reveals the time in each iconic city, while a second disc indicates day or night. Paired with a chronograph, the Pilot Doublematic  watch has two barrels, one of which is devoted to measuring time and the other to an alarm function. The alarm is activated and set by a pushpiece button and crown at 8 o’clock. On the dial, a pierced ruthenium black and red hand shows the time set for the alarm, while an opening at 8:30 confirms that it is turned on. An alarm reserve indicator at 7 o’clock tracks the status of the barrel.

    The 30-minute chronograph counter is at 3 o’clock, and is topped by a large date. The sweep seconds hand is accentuated by a Superluminova arrow, while the athletic design of the hour and minute hands dates them as being squarely 21st-century. The chapter ring is set off by luminous numerals that seem to levitate above the silver or sandblasted matt black dial. Readability is excellent. Housed in a 45-mm brushed and polished steel or pink gold case, the mechanical selfwinding El Primero 4046 movement shows its skeletonised rotor ends through the sapphire caseback. This 439-piece watch operates at a frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour and has an ample 50-hour power reserve.

  • BASELWORLD 2012 - ZENITH

    PASSIONATE ABOUT AVIATION

    “Zenith! Isn’t that a name just destined for aviators' Add to that all the quality contained in this watch’s beautiful case, and you will have a Zenith.” These few words of Léon Morane, who in 1910 became the first pilot in the world to exceed a speed of 100 km/hour, firmly anchor Zenith in the world of aviation and aeronautical feats.

    As the 20th century began, the development of air travel created specific needs for precision instruments for use onboard the airplanes and dirigibles that were crossing oceans and flying over the poles. Zenith was among the first to build aviation instruments. Its watches embody the ambition that motivated these “knights of the sky”: their desire to conquer, master great distances and surpass themselves was reflected in the precision of the timers and watches that accompanied them on their journeys. These instruments met the technical requirements imposed by aviation. They had to stand up to temperature variations, magnetic flux, and the vibrations of the aircraft while remaining reliable, accurate, sturdy, and readable. A Zenith aviator watch was more than just an instrument; it became a faithful co-pilot that backed up the pilot and kept him safe. In that capacity, in the 1930-40s, the Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 by Zenith was carried aloft in many machines, including the famous Caudron planes.

    Today’s Pilot collection is a worthy legacy from those glory days of aerial conquest. Its mechanical elements are a distillation of the manufacture’s historic expertise and the beauty that the freedom of flying leaves behind like a contrail. The Pilot collection is made especially for lovers of aviation and its history, mechanical enthusiasts, and those enamoured with wide-open spaces. It symbolises discovery and exploration, the love of adventure and the development it brings.

    Three watches, three expressions of the pleasure one feels at rising into the air. Three well-broken-in machines that become the best companions for a trip through time. Three instruments that bear within them the euphoria that comes with freedom and the feeling of having lived one’s dream of exploring new skies and letting the altitude go to one’s head…

    Within every Zenith pilot slumbers an Icarus, a Blériot, a Morane or a da Vinci. And on his wrist, today, is a Zenith Pilot.

    FlYing aROUnD thE WORlD
    Expanding the range of what is possible. Ignoring boundaries. 
    Soaring up to the blue skies where one can look down and see the whole earth. 
    Counting off oceans, cities, forests, mountains and deserts – wonders 
    invented by Man and natural extravaganzas. Having an indomitable spirit 
    and an awareness of the dangers. 
    Believing in the inseparable team one forms with the machine. 
    Being prepared to fight fatigue, hail, mechanical failure, headwinds, sleet, 
    slowed reflexes, geomagnetic currents, blinding sun and, at the same time, 
    night. Dreaming of Phileas Fogg, feeling driven onward by one’s wings. 
    Flying against time. Marking off time zones. 
    And returning to one’s starting point having embraced the whole world.

    EVER FURTHER...

    Mankind has always wanted to explore new lands and push back the boundaries of the known. In 1924, Americans Smith and Arnold completed the first flight around the world.  In 1957, three B-52s made the same trip non-stop.

    THE WHOLE WORLD WITHIN REACH

    “A watch is an essential item for navigating in an airplane and adjusting [fuel] consumption. But it has to be a good watch. The Zenith watch is perfect,” said Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais in 1913. That was the year this famous aviator completed his visits to the European capitals, a 5,000-km tour that earned him the Legion of Honour. He was only 21 years old. One of his navigation instruments was a Zenith.

    Mankind has always wanted to explore new places, set new records, confront nature and time. Completing a European tour, like Brindejonc des Moulinais, or a solo round-the-world flight are among the kinds of human and technical challenges that develop and shape the personality. In 1924, American pilots Lowell H. Smith and Leslie P. Arnold flew 44,345 kilometres from Seattle to Seattle, becoming the first to circumnavigate the globe by air.

    Today, such trips are commonplace. Time zones are simply and conveniently changed on one’s wrist. Yet it was not until the end of the 19th century that universal time came into existence. In 1820, a committee of scholars proposed adopting a unit of universal time based on a mean solar day of 86,400 seconds. In 1833, the United States became the first country to use time zones. In 1884, the globe was officially divided into 24 time zones at an international conference in Washington; after acrimonious debate, the prime meridian was set at Greenwich, England. Greenwich mean time was the time standard for the world for much of the 20th century, before being replaced by universal time (UT) in 1972. Watches with time zone indicators quickly appeared.

    HISTORIC 1955 CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

    In the 1950-60s, long flights became more commonplace and more people gradually came to travel by air. In 1955, the Zenith chronograph showed its pioneering spirit by displaying universal time. At a glance, the wearer could see what time it was anywhere in the world. The watch also had a chronograph function with a sweep seconds hand and 45-minute counter at 3 o’clock, along with a small seconds hand at 9 o’clock. The chapter ring was encircled by a list of world cities and circumnavigated by hands with a vintage feel.

    PILOT DOUBLEMATIC

    Yesterday Cairo, today Tokyo,  tomorrow Moscow, always with an updated time zone. A simple operation sends the Pilot Doublematic’s worldtime function through all the time zones, as the crow flies.


    DAY AND NIGHT, HERE AND THERE

    One disc transferred onto the flange reveals the time in each iconic city, while a second disc indicates day or night. Paired with a chronograph, the Pilot Doublematic  watch has two barrels, one of which is devoted to measuring time and the other to an alarm function. The alarm is activated and set by a pushpiece button and crown at 8 o’clock. On the dial, a pierced ruthenium black and red hand shows the time set for the alarm, while an opening at 8:30 confirms that it is turned on. An alarm reserve indicator at 7 o’clock tracks the status of the barrel.

    The 30-minute chronograph counter is at 3 o’clock, and is topped by a large date. The sweep seconds hand is accentuated by a Superluminova arrow, while the athletic design of the hour and minute hands dates them as being squarely 21st-century. The chapter ring is set off by luminous numerals that seem to levitate above the silver or sandblasted matt black dial. Readability is excellent. Housed in a 45-mm brushed and polished steel or pink gold case, the mechanical selfwinding El Primero 4046 movement shows its skeletonised rotor ends through the sapphire caseback. This 439-piece watch operates at a frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour and has an ample 50-hour power reserve.

  • Brand  : Zenith
    Collection  : Pilot
    Model  : Pilot Doublematic
    Reference  : 03.2400.4046/21.C721
    Complement : Steel - Aligator Bracelet
    On sale : 2012
    List Price : 15 200 €
    Diameter : 45 mm
    Styles : Vintage
    Sporty
    Atypical
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : El Primero 4046
    Complication : Big Date
    Indicateur de Réserve de Marche de l'Alarme
    30-Minute Counter
    Day/Night Indicator
    Indicateur de Marche de l'Alarme
    Chronograph
    Universal Hour
    Alarme
    Case material : Steel
    Polished and satin-finished
    Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback
    Pusher and crown at 8 o'clock to activate and set the alarm
    Crown at 10 o'clock for Worldtimer function
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 50 meters
    Dial color : Matt black
    Display : Superluminova luminescent hands
    Indexes : Superluminova luminescent
    Arabic numerals
    Glass : Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Dark brown
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    More characteristics : Movement
    Total diameter: 30mm
    Thickness: 9.05mm
    439 parts
    41 jewels
    Cadence of the balance:
    36.000 vph
    50-hour power reserve
    2 barrels

    Functions
    Worldtimer
    Central hours and minutes
    30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock
    Sweep seconds hand
    Large date at 2 o’clock
    Central alarm hand
    Alarm on/off indicator at 8.30
    Alarm power rewerve display at 7 o'clock

    Strap
    Alligator leather with hand-sewn topstitching