Zenith Chronomaster El Primero A384 Revival 03.A384.400/21.C815

This watch is in excellent condition.

Watch comes with original box, outer box, booklet, hang tag and dated warranty card.

Zenith's Chronomaster Revival line brings back the brand's most successful and iconic designs, combining them with the build quality expected of a modern watch. Vintage styling is very much the norm, but not in the way you might expect. Zenith's most recognisable vintage watches got their fame as a result of the brand's bold use of primary colours, and the Revival line reflects this.

The A384 case is one of the brand's most famous shapes, being the very first Zenith to house the brand new El Primero automatic chronograph in 1969.

ZENITH

Zenith is a watch brand with a storied and genuinely interesting history. Like many other brands, it began its early history making watches for the rich and famous, including a pocket watch which was gifted by Indian independence leaders Indira Nehru to Mahatma Gandhi.

In 1969, Zenith became one of the three companies that released an automatic chronograph movement. This was particularly notable as prior to this horological arms race an automatic chronograph was considered extremely difficult to design.

When the Quartz Crisis hit, however, Zenith's run ended. The El Primero, once Zenith's flagship, went out of production. While other brands scrapped or sold their tooling, Charles Vermot, a senior engineer who helped develop the movement, decided to dismantle but keep the El Primero's tooling.

This saved Zenith. Only a few years later, Rolex chose the El Primero movement to power its new, revamped Daytona. Zenith was able to return the movement to the production line, and as a result won the contract to supply Rolex. This provided them with a lifeline, which allowed Zenith to make its comeback into the globally-recognised brand which it is today.