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El Primero A384 — Panda Dial · Brown-Aged Panda Dial

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Brands
Zenith
El Primero
A384
Panda Dial
Brown-Aged Panda Dial

Panda Dial · Brown-Aged Panda Dial

El Primero A384 — Panda Dial · Brown-Aged Panda Dial

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A documented Panda dialPanda dialA pale chronograph dial with contrasting dark subsidiary registers. The term describes the colour arrangement; it does not establish a watch’s age, originality or reference. whose registers and tachymeterTachymeterA chronograph scale that converts the time taken to travel a known distance into average speed. The distance and scale units must correspond. ring have aged brown. This tropical appearance describes the individual specimen’s aging, not a factory brown-dial specification. The dealer records a Gay Frères ladder braceletLadder braceletA bracelet with alternating open centre links that give it a ladder-like appearance. Gay Frères designed the original Zenith version in 1969; modern reproductions also exist, so the style alone does not establish an original-period bracelet. with ZKM endlinks.

Dealer dates the specimen to 1971 from its 707xxxx serial; bracelet clasp stamped fourth quarter 1971. Neither establishes the production range of brown aging.

Zenith A384, Brown-Aged Panda Dial. Exact documented source specimen; condition and originality assessments remain attributed to Bulang & Sons. Brown colour describes specimen aging, not a factory dial finish. · Photo: Bulang & Sons · © Bulang & Sons, used with permission · Source: https://bulangandsons.nl/products/zenith-el-primero-a384-panda-tropical-dial-with-gay-freres-ladder-bracelet-w3293

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Identifying details

Angular tonneau case
The broad, faceted steel case has the angular tonneau form used by the original A384, A385 and A3818.
Panda register layout
Three dark subsidiary registers contrast with the pale main dial; brown aging can alter their appearance on individual specimens.
Brown-aged registers and scale
The documented specimen’s dark registers and tachymeter ring have aged brown. This is a condition characteristic, not a stated factory colour.

Variants of A384

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Case & movement

Reference: A384
Production: Undated
Case material: Stainless steel
Case diameter: 37 mm
Movement: Automatic
Date: Yes
Caliber: Zenith 3019 PHC

Dial, bezel & hands

Dial colour: Cream with brown-aged registers
Bezel colour: Brown-aged tachymeter ring
Seconds hand: Red central chronograph hand

Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed. Unstated details are inherited from the parent variant.

Movement

Zenith 3019 PHC

Original high-beat El Primero automatic chronograph calibre. Modern 400 and 3600 reissues and replacement movements are distinct.

Automatic · 36,000 vph

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