Ok, let?s get it out of the way – this watch is called the ?Ecommerce Edition?, and yeah, that?s a bit odd. To be fair, Zenith has an ?online boutique? through which this watch is exclusively available. Most importantly, it?s a pretty sharp watch, which forgives a lot. This is the new A386 Ecommerce Edition built within the new Chronomaster Original collection, serving as the successor to the original model released in 1969. That means a steel 38mm case, pump pushers, and oversized tri-color registers.

Zenith launched their new Chronomaster Original A386 earlier this year with a trio of watches in steel and gold, offering a first look at the El Primero 3600 in this case (first seen in regular use on the Chronomaster Sport). This movement brings a 1/10th of a second timing precision to the chronograph, which beats at 5Hz (36,000 VpH is even labeled on the dial). In use, timing happens within the familiar (iconic") tri-color registers appearing in shades of grey and blue. They overlap a bit, just as the original did, and for the first time, these colors are extended to the chapter ring at the dial?s edge. 
View of the El Primero 3600 via the Chronomaster Original A386

Just as the registers divide the minute and hour totalizers, and running seconds into three colors, the scale at the perimeter is split into the same three colors and should help in getting a read on the exact division of the second you happen to be timing. Assuming your reflexes are up f...