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A brand that represents exceptional quality tracing the history of watchmaking since the second half of the 800 and able to create masterpieces of mechanical rubbing of over the years to have invented the world's most accurate mechanical chronograph caliber: the “El Primero” movement . Zenith has a long-standing reputation for quality and precision of its watches, since it was ranked #1 for the precision with over 1,565 prizes. Zenith is one of the few Swiss watch brands that produces its own mechanical movements, including the Elite (only time caliber) and El Primero (chronograph caliber). The company was created in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot at age 22, in Le Locle (Neuchatel canton). In 1899 he shows the world's first pocket chronograph manufacturing. From that moment Zenith enters the world of creating by writing a success story, incomparable excellence creating timepieces that are the purest expression of the best Swiss Made watchmaking; masterpieces of mechanics unique in their style. Zenith was acquired in November 1999 by LVMH, a group active in the field of luxury products, owner of many other brands including Hublot, TAG Heuer and Bulgari.