The Zenith A384, alongside A385 and A386, were the first watches to feature the El Primero movement. In 1969 when the A384 was being designed, Zenith had to come up with a new case layout in order to be able to fit the el primero movement. The A384 Revival was originally released in 2019, however this year, they have gone back to a full retro look for the watch by releasing it with the exclusive bracelet that the original El Primero A384 made its appearance in. One of the pieces that stood out from this relase was the El Primero A384 Revival watch. We already looked at the Elite Classic range here. Short- and long-cycle time measurements ensure precision to 1/10 th of a second.Īnd, in keeping with the elusive spirit, the Chronomaster Revival Shadow is complemented by a Cordura-effect black strap clasped with a titanium ardillon buckle.Earlier this year, during LVMH watch week in Dubai, Zenith released a variety of watches for both ladies and gents. Time data is driven by the El Primero 4061 caliber, comprising column wheel, which beats at a frequency of 36,000 vibrations an hour and delivers a minimum power reserve of 50 hours once fully wound. The ensemble is encircled by a gray tachymetric scale. These hands point to a pared down hour chapter punctuated by indexes topped with the same luminescent material.
This composition, which is perfectly easy to read in spite of its dusky look, is hovered over by traditional baton-style hour and minute hands whose tips are coated with white Super-LumiNova® which emits a light green glow in the dark.
Its matte finish enhances the readability of the deep-black dial where the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the two totalizers, all three gray-colored, stand out. The new Chronomaster Revival Shadow espouses the concept but now combines a 37 mm-diameter case crafted in microblasted titanium and boasting the original 1969-style lines with an automatic mechanism.
Its particularity? To be endowed with a hand-wound chronograph movement nestling in a blackened steel case, ever-so rare back in the day. This year, however, the manufacture finalizes this forgotten, elusive project.Īfter the A384 and A3818 limited series, Zenith breathes life this time round into a prototype from the 1970s which was never officially produced or commercialized. OUT OF THE SHADOWS, INTO THE LIGHT This timepiece ’ s blank, imagined some 50 years ago, never ever reached the production stage.
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