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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