Zenith Matches Green Dial with Retro Style in New Chronomaster Revival ?Safari?
It?s 2021, and if we have learned anything from the first half of the year, it?s that watch brands are feeling a little green. The latest Swiss watchmaker to ease into the growing trend of verdant colorways is Zenith, which recently introduced the Chronomaster Revival ?Safari,? a green-tinted variation on the vintage-flavored Zenith A384 Revival model introduced in 2019.
In its fairly short tenure, Zenith has used the A384 Revival as a canvas for some colorful and historically inspired designs, the new Safari watch being the latest. The watch is also, notably, the second predominantly green timepiece introduced by Zenith this year, coming on the heels of the Defy 21 Urban Jungle (below) launched at the end of January.
The model’s microblasted titanium case is sized at 37 mm in diameter and designed in the barrel-shaped style of the aforementioned A384 El Primero case that Zenith used for some of its earliest El Primero models from 1969. Its style is both retro and geometrical, with plenty of charm in its execution, and complete with a standard set of pushers and crown to ground the design.
The ?Safari? of the watch’s name refers to its dial’s color combo of green, black, and faux patina. With a tachymetric scale curving along the outer edge, the dial sports a familiar three-register chronograph style, with a 30-minute counter at 3 o?clock, a 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, and running seconds at 9 o?clock, surrounded by app...
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