Original 1969 case with 37 mm diameter
Automatic El Primero column-wheel chronograph
Ref 97.T384.4061/21.C822
SHADES OF GREY
Inspired by an obscure black Zenith chronograph from 1970, the Chronomaster Revival Shadow is crafted in a fully matte titanium case based on the iconic A386 and paired with a black and grey dial and doesn't feature a date display, a rarity for a watch with an El Primero movement.
ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE
Fast-forward to 2019. As Zenith began celebrating the 50th anniversary of the seminal El Primero chronograph calibre, the team at the manufacture began to go through the secret walled-off attic where Charles Vermot had once hidden all the plans and parts necessary to produce the El Primero movement. There among the countless artifacts was a box and in it, the original prototype of the black chronograph that hadn't been seen by anyone since the early 1970's. For the team, surely this couldn't be a coincidence, but fate calling. It was enthusiastically agreed that the timing was perfect to complete the black chronograph project that had begun almost 50 years ago.