With a steel case, a ceramic bezel, an Oyster-like bracelet and clasp, and either a white or a black dial, the new Zenith offers neither apologies nor subterfuge regarding its source material.įrom the case’s side profile or a three-quarter perspective of the lugs, the Chronomaster Sport looks more like a Zenith than a Rolex.įrom a head-on perspective of the dial, the resemblance is harder to avoid.

Launched in late January, the 2021 Chronomaster Sport immediately inspired comparisons to Rolex’s red-hot stainless steel and ceramic reference 116500LN. But only firsthand experience merits credence, and I’ve had a chance to see, examine, operate, and wear the most significant new Zenith watch since late 2017’s Defy Inventor.ĭoes the new Zenith sports chronograph trade too heavily on its borrowed style, or is it a class-leading product in its own right? That depends on how much one values the Zenith-exclusive qualities of this watch, and those need to be sorted from the distinct Cosmograph-inflection of the dial side.Īt face value, the Zenith Chronomaster Sport – I examined white dial reference 03.3100.3600/21.M3100 – is a 41mm stainless steel El Primero chronograph with styling features that parallel the Rolex Daytona. Make no mistake, from the moment press photos of this machine hit the web, the name of a famous Geneva-built chronograph was on the lips of every watch collector, pundit, and journalist in the business. The 2021 Zenith Chronomaster Sport is here, and I’m ready to discuss the most controversial new watch of 2021.

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