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Charles Vermot

Charles Vermot preserved El Primero production tools and plans after the 1975 shutdown, enabling the movement's later return. 1

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Charles Vermot's work is Preserved El Primero tooling. 1

Charles Vermot worked for or held a role at Zenith. The documented project or work is El Primero. 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented preservation of significant manufacturing capability

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Zenith

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Source-verified — continuation 2

    Zenith — Worked for / held role. Watchmaker; preservation of El Primero production tools Project or work: El Primero. 1

    Worked on the El Primero and preserved plans and tooling after production was stopped in 1975.

    Dates only where explicitly supported; source describes historical relationship, not current employment.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 3 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (3)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Brand retrospective on preserved tools and plans; not sole authorship of El Primero. 1
  • Representative work: Brand retrospective on preserved tools and plans; not sole authorship of El Primero. 1
  • Specific role: Brand retrospective on preserved tools and plans; not sole authorship of El Primero. 1

Sources

  1. Charles Vermot – El Primero's GuardianZenith · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0080] Zenith. "Charles Vermot – El Primero's Guardian." Not stated. https://www.zenith-watches.com/int/brand/heritage-charles-vermot Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

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