Faithful readers may remember my review of another Zenith, the Defy Classic, back in 2020.
The first time I plunked down serious money for a black watch, it didn’t stick.
They always seemed more fun, and youthful. But of course even in that early stage before I fully understood what it was that I was looking at, I was drawn to the sleekness of a black watch. They were different enough that it fascinated me to think about the thought process of someone who would choose a black coated watch over something more standard, and seemingly more versatile. Before I was in any way a watch enthusiast, my eye would dart to blacked out watches in the Macy’s jewelry cases, and I’d always notice them when I saw them being worn out in public. 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.On a certain level I’ve always found black watches appealing. 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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