A sapphire-crystal caseback also invites to admire the oscillating weight stamped with the brand’s star.
The hands and indexes now coated with Super-Luminova® are driven by the El Primero 400 which delivers a power reserve of 50 hours. Moreover, the small seconds and totalizers adorn gray and black instead of the traditional vibrant hues we would expect.įor this 100-piece limited series, Zenith has kept the adornments of the 1969 37 mm-diameter satin-brushed-finished steel case and the pump-shaped pushers. The reason for this? Although the dial features tri-compax-positioned counters, the red central direct-drive and tachymetric scale around the edge, it actually stood out from other models which were fashionable at the time through its blue nuances. The original watch, nicknamed Cover Girl thanks to the publication of a book in 2009 dedicated to Zenith’s history where it featured on the cover, was only produced in 1,000 pieces and is highly-sought after by collectors.
With its A3818 Revival model, the Locle-based watchmakers whisk us back to 1971. Since then, the manufacture has been drawing from its rich past and now breathes life into re-editions of timepieces hosting this caliber and invites us to discover limited series. In 2019, Zenith celebrated the 50 th anniversary of its famous El Primero, the first self-winding mechanical movement capable of measuring short-cycle time to 1/10 th of a second. COVER GIRL This reference, which became an icon with its ever-so one-of-a-kind stylistics, is back in the watchmaking limelight with the creation of this limited 100-piece edition.
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