![]() ![]() ![]() A384, which debuted in 1969 along with the better-known ref. This is a case that’s been designed to the specifications of the original El Primero ref. The Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow comes in the same case shape that we saw in last year’s Zenith A384 Revival. on-review-of-the-zenith-chronomaster-revival-shadow-/1123.1362236.12009466/ IMT - Zenith. The watch is a reimagining of what that prototype might have been. Its a watch I didnt give much thought after seeing it in photos, but in person I loved it. For more information, please visit the brand’s website. What We Think Shadows, get it Perhaps my favorite modern Zenith is/was the Chronomaster Revival Shadow. The Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow is available now through authorized dealers and carries an MSRP of 9,000 USD as of press time. Its advanced design is credited with saving Zenith in the 1980s when the brand was struggling to recover from the effects of the quartz crisis - the industry upheaval caused by the move to quartz watches.Īfter its takeover by its namesake, the American electronics producer The Zenith Radio Corporation in 1971, the new management ordered the disposal of the tooling required to produce the El Primero - but, according to lore, employee Charles Vermot squirrelled away the equipment in the factory attic where it remained for a decade before being brought back into use when mechanical watchmaking underwent its renaissance.įrom 1988 until 2002, El Primero movements were supplied to Rolex which modified them for use in its Cosmograph Daytona model - orders that helped to keep Zenith alive prior to its purchase and reinvigoration by the LVMH group 20 years ago. The Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow costs Sfr8,400 / £6,900 Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2023. From all of us at Zenith Bank ZenithBank Easter HappyEaster. The new Defy Revival Shadow will be available at Zenith boutiques, online, and authorized dealers with an MSRP of 7,400. ![]() Editor’s Note: Watches & Wonders (formerly SIHH) has moved online and Baselworld 2020 is canceled, but that hasn’t stopped watch brands large and small from debuting their new wares. The El Primero is available in 23 versions (all based on the original). The Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow takes a classic chronograph and gives it a modern look, with an all-black treatment and a titanium case. ![]()
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