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Tropical Revival: yes or no?
Zenith has released a new version of the Chronomaster Revival El Primero: ref. A384.
It features a “chocolate panda” dial drawing inspiration from naturally aged “tropical” dials — “whose warm brown tones emerged over decades of exposure to sunlight”, says Zenith.
The aged, tropical theme is achieved through:
- A softly grained off-white base dial with contrasting faded brown accents in the subdials and tachymeter scale.
- Old Radium Super-LumiNova on the applied markers and handset.
The steel case measures 37 x 12.6 x 47 mm and features the iconic Gay Frères-inspired ladder-style bracelet faithful to the 1969 original.
Caliber El Primero 400
credit: Hodinkee (1-2 & 4-7), Monochrome (3 & 10-11) & Fratello (8-9)
So, does this “artificial” tropical Revival appeal to you?
Thanks for looking.
Best, Emmanuel
Tropical Revival: yes or no?
Zenith has released a new version of the Chronomaster Revival El Primero : ref. A384 . It features a “ chocolate panda ” dial drawing inspiration from naturally aged “ tropical ” dials — “whose warm brown tones emerged over decades of exposure to sunlight...
I agree that the date is fairly well done.
And the warm tones are appealing. The artificial aged look is well done too, but it bothers me a little that it is artificial: I think nothing can really replace true aging... Best, Emmanuel
I like it better! I prefer naturally aged dials.
And here I much prefer the second one. Best, Emmanuel
The ladder bracelet is very special indeed
and not appealing to everyone. Best, Emmanuel
