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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