![]() ![]() Using the blueprints to the unique A386 model, Zenith has kept the details of the Revival piece as faithful to the original as possible, including the 38mm stainless steel casing, pump-style chronograph pushers, faceted lugs, flat bezel and box-shaped sapphire crystal. What makes this revival timepiece unique, however, is that this piece is part of the Chronomaster Revival Manufacture Edition, which for the A386 is the final version available in the original “Revival” case. This new prototype tri-colour blue dial will use the same revival watch, with the addition of the new dial. Back in 2019, Zenith released the El Primero A386 Revival with the original tri-colour dial of the 1969 timepiece. The beauty of the blue tri-colour and the identical design of the original A386 dial compelled the current Zenith watchmakers to bring this prototype to life. It’s hard to know for sure without any design drawings whether the different colour variation was meant to be an alternative to the original A386 dial or was intended for a different model altogether. No official records were found signifying the designs of these dials, but nonetheless, the prototype models exist. This is what they found in the attic of the Zenith Manufacture a different dial colour configuration of the original A386 dial. Zenith also released the A384 and A385, but the A386 was the only model to feature a tri-colour dial layout.īefore Zenith designed the final tri-colour dial for the A386, they would have created different prototypes featuring different dial colours. This makes this watch quite sought after as well, as they are hard to come by. Roughly 2500 pieces of the original A386 was released between 19. ![]() It was arguably one of the first self-winding chronograph models, potentially alongside the Calibre 11 and the Seiko 6139. The original A386 that was released in 1969 was an iconic timepiece for Zenith. In the small, unassuming box that was found by the team, contained many dial concepts, which included the Zenith Chronomaster Revival.Īnother dial that was found seemed to be a prototype of the signature El Primero tri-colour dial of the A386. More than one discovery was made as the Zenith team were going through the attic last year, which coincidentally also happened to be Zenith El Primero’s 50th anniversary. Almost like a time capsule created by Charles Vermont in the 1970s Quartz era, many of its secrets are still being uncovered today. As the story goes, the designs of the “Shadow” timepiece were hidden away in the attic of the Zenith Manufacture By Charles Vermont. Recently, Watchadvice did a piece on the revival of the Zenith Chronomaster Revival “Shadow”.
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