Whether you prefer a standard, meteorite, or skeletonized dial, the Chronomaster Sport model is clearly one of the stars of the Zenith lineup.
Originally announced at Watches and Wonders 2026, the Chronomaster Sport Skeleton represents the latest iteration of Zenith’s answer to the industry-leading Rolex Daytona Chronograph. Presented in the familiar 41 mm x 13.6 mm case, that’s 47 mm lug-t0-lug, like past Chronomaster Sport models, this one continues to be a well designed option for many consumers’ wrists.
Available in two grossly overpriced precious metal versions (one with and one without diamonds), the two stainless steel models, seem like a relative bargains, although as with most Swiss watches, even the steel Chronomaster Sport models are pretty pricey. Price aside, the reason we cover the Chronomaster Sport as often as we do, is because it’s a good looking in-house chronograph, from a watchmaker that has cachet. Rolex, Omega, Zenith, all have it, and it’s not a conspiracy that we recommend these top brands often. We tend to avoid covering brands (or specific models) that will depreciate significantly, because our goal is not to get views at any cost, or to curry favor with watch brands, which is to say this is a strong model, from a venerable brand.
Equipped with The El Primero calber 3600 SK automatic movement, which beats at 5Hz, and offers precise 1/10th of a second chronograph readings, the skeletonized architecture offers a deeper view of its intricate mechanics. The movement features a silicon escape-wheel and lever, 311 total components, a stop seconds mechanism, a skeletonized oscillating weight, and a power reserve of 60 hours.
On the dial side, there’s a tinted sapphire crystal, in additional to the skeletonized components, allowing you to peer into the movement from the front side. There are three different-colored counter rings, indicating 60-minutes and 60-hours, via red tipped hands, along with the center seconds chronograph hand, also tipped with red. The one remaining counter, located at 9 o’clock, is the running seconds subdial. The baton-shaped hour and minute hands, as well as hour indices, are rhodium-plated, facted, and coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1. Completing the look is a fixed, monoblock green or black ceramic bezel, with a 1/10th a second scale, allowing easy reading of the precise chronograph time.
Final Thoughts
In addition to the new skeletonized dial, Zenith offers a tapered, stainless steel Oyster-style bracelet with the ability to precisely resize the bracelet within the folding clasp, in 2.5 mm steps across five distinct settings, providing up to 10 mm of total adjustability. Each model also comes with a premium tapered rubber strap matched to the bezel color. With the addition of the new skeletonized Chronomaster Sport, Zenith provides two new references, that represent formidable, stylish, collector-grade alternatives, to the unobtainable Rolex Daytona.
Retail for the Chronomaster Sport Skeleton is $16,700 in stainless steel, with either a black (Ref 03.3130.3600/01.M3130) or green (Ref 03.3131.3600/01.M3130) ceramic bezel.
Photos by Zenith.
