Limited Edition of 100 Pieces
Classic car rallying is all about skill, reliability, stamina and - most importantly - perfect timing. Which is why Zenith has teamed with the UK-based Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation (HERO) as official timekeeper of the HERO Cup.
HERO pioneered the concept of long-distance rallies created specifically for cars from a bygone era, and its events are now regarded as being among the most difficult and rewarding challenges in the historic motoring calendar. Indeed, its celebrated 'Le Jog' (a grueling winter drive from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in Scotland for pre-1986 cars) has been described as the toughest classic car event in Europe, if not the world.
HERO's Winter Challenge to Monte-Carlo, meanwhile, tackles some of Europe's trickiest snow-covered roads, whilst the HERO Challenge takes the form of a one-day series of special tests and timed trials.
There are also other events, such as the everpopular Scottish Malts in which competitors must complete a series of driving tests and maintain a strict time schedule on a route linked by famous whisky distilleries, whilst the Royal Automobile Club 1,000 Mile Trial caters exclusively for pre-war cars. The Summer Trial is aimed at those new to the sport of regularity rallying and at the other end of the scale, the famous RAC Rally of the Tests returns to the motoring calendar in 2016.
Zenith will be the Official Timekeeper of the HERO Cup and the future winner of the HERO Cup will also receive a Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Open from a limited edition of 100 units.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in stainless steel, measures 42mm x 14mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Zenith in-house caliber El Primero 4061 with 31 jewels, 36,000 vph and a power reserve of 50 hours. The rotor is decorated with Côtes de Genève motif. It is COSC-certified as a chronometer. Functions are: hours and minutes in the center, small seconds at 9 o'clock. Chronograph: Central chronograph hand; 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock; 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock. Tachymetric scale.
The dial is silver-toned bearing the HERO CUP logo. Hour-markers: Rhodium-plated, faceted and coated with SuperLuminova. Hands: Rhodium-plated, faceted and coated with SuperLuminova.
It comes on a black alligator leather strap with protective rubber lining and red stitching with a steel triple folding clasp.
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