Only a handful of this spectral prototype was made, but the model was never officially produced or commercialized. As the legend goes, in 1970, not long after Zenith debuted the groundbreaking El Primero calibre, the manufacture had produced a prototype of a manual-winding chronograph, housed in a blackened steel case вЂ“ a rarity for the time. Its existence has eluded collectors and Zenith collaborators alike for decades. Now, Zenith has reinterpreted this prototype, refining it to suit modern tastes and equipping it with the iconic El Primero self-winding chronograph movement.ДЄ timepiece shrouded in mystery. Unusually, this watch housed a hand-wound chronograph movement within a blackened steel case. The Zenith Chronomaster Revival вЂShadowвЂ™ is based on a prototype model of 1970.

This now-legendary calibre disappeared from view during the so-called quartz crisis of the 1970s, but thankfully returned to prominence when the public rediscovered the charms of mechanical watches. In 1969 it released the El Primero, a self-winding chronograph movement. Zenith was founded in 1865 and operates from period buildings. The streets and buildings were designed to harness maximum natural light, an essential requirement for watchmakers. Indeed, Le Locle and the nearby town of La Chaux-de-Fonds are UNESCO World Heritage Centres. The Zenith Manufacture is based in Le Locle, an area synonymous with watchmaking. At the heart of the watch is the iconic El Primero movement, a calibre much loved by purists. The Zenith Chronomaster Revival вЂShadowвЂ™ reinterprets a prototype model of 1970, refining it to suit modern tastes.

Chronomaster revival shadow