![]() ![]() “ – Julian Tornare on balancing Creativity and Provenance New Zenith Chronomaster Revival “Shadow” bets on the brand’s Modern Heritage… and Wins “There absolutely must be. At Zenith we have a century and a half of proud tradition on which to draw but this must be leveraged within the framework of looking to the future – in other words, building on the past to create the future. Fast forward 2020, the new Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow, is inspired by the same A384 case with one key distinction – a modernesque black colour, monochromatic aesthetic from 1970. Consider for a minute, in the midst of already softened economic conditions, a platinum model with lapis lazuli dial sold for a quarter of a million, while 20 gold models and 49 stainless steel models were snapped up like gangbusters. Why? Auction houses typically sell vintage collectible timepieces, theirs was a unique trio of new “old” A384 based, limited edition El Primero chronographs, all sold out in under 30 minutes. After all, in November 2019, Bacs and partner-in-crime, Alex Ghotbi, Phillips’s head of watches, made history with a trio of unique El Primmer chronographs. ![]() After all, Aurel Bacs, the auctioneer credited for sky-rocketing vintage Paul Newman Rolex Daytona prices, has been casting his sights on the next “new old” big thing – Zenith. ![]() Modern heritage would appear to be a misnomer of terms but it describes the new Zenith Chronomaster Revival “Shadow” to a tee. ![]()
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