New Zenith Watch Releases at LVMH Digital Watch Week 2021

Zenith has unveiled four new watches at this year’s LVMH Digital Watch Week 2021, including a Chronograph Revival edition, a new jungle-themed Zenith DEFY, and a limited edition aviation-inspired watch.

After the debut of LVMH Watch Week in Dubai last year, Zenith has confidently returned to this year’s 2021 digital event to reveal four new watch designs, which include a Chronomaster Revival edition, a new version of the DEFY watch (Zenith’s fastest chronograph in production) and a new limited edition aviation-inspired model.

With a focus on chronograph watch designs this year, Zenith’s releases for the LVMH watch week are based on the El Primero movement and its iterations like the El Primero 21.

Zenith Chronomaster Revival A385

Zenith’s Chronomaster Revival series has seen Zenith bring back some of their most popular watch designs from over the years using the original production plans. With the Zenith Chronomaster Revival A385, Zenith is bringing back the smoked gradient dial of the 1969 El Primero watch. At the time of its original launch in 1969, the gradient-effect had never been used before on a watch dial.

The Chronomaster Revival A385 comes with two strap options – on a steel “ladder” bracelet made popular by the early El Primero watches or a light brown calf leather strap.

Movement: El Primero 400 Automatic column-wheel chronograph movement

Frequency: 36,000 VpH (5 Hz)

Power-reserve: min. 50 hours

Functions: Hours and minutes in the centre. Small seconds at 9 o’clock

Chronograph: Central chronograph hand, 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock. Tachymetric scale. Date indication at 4:30

Water-resistance: 5 ATM

Dial: Smoked brown gradient dial with white-coloured counters

Hour-markers: Rhodium-plated, faceted and coated with beige Super-LumiNova®SLN

Hands: Rhodium-plated, faceted and coated with beige Super-LumiNova®SLN

Bracelet & Buckle: Light brown calf leather strap with protective rubber lining and a stainless steel pin buckle or “ladder” stainless steel double folding clasp.

Price: $7,900 USD (calf leather strap reference: 03.A384.400/385.C855) / $8,400 USD (stainless steel bracelet Reference: 03.A384.400/385.M385)

Zenith DEFY 21 Urban Jungle

The latest Zenith DEFY 21 Urban Jungle chronograph has been given a wild jungle look, with the 1/100^th of a second chronograph finished with a 44m khaki green ceramic case with a matte finish surface and a grey rubber strap.

Movement: El Primero 9004 automatic

Frequency: 36,000 VpH (5 Hz)

Power reserve approx: 50 hours

Functions: 1/100th of a second chronograph functions. Chronograph power-reserve indication at 12 o’clock. Hours and minutes in the centre. Small seconds at 9 o’clock, Central chronograph hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, 60-second counter at 6 o’clock

Finishes:  Khaki green colored main plate on movement + Special khaki green colored oscillating weight with satined finishings

Water resistance: 10 ATM

Dial: Openworked with two different-coloured counters

Hour & hands markers: Rhodium-plated, faceted and coated with Super-LumiNova®SLN C3

Bracelet & Buckle: Black Rubber with khaki green “Cordura effect” rubber. Microblasted titanium double folding clasp.

Price: $14,500 USD (reference: 49.9006.9004/90.R942)

Zenith Pilot Type 20 Silver Chronograph (Limited Edition)

Limited to 250 pieces, the Zenith Pilot Type 20 Chronograph Silver is an aviation-inspired timepiece celebrating over 100 years of flight and the first time it has been released in silver. Like the fuselage of an aircraft, the brushed silver dial features riveted details resembling metal panels with oversized Arabic hour-markers and “cathedral” hands with white luminescent paint.

Movement: El Primero 4069 Automatic

Frequency: 36,000 VpH (5 Hz)

Power-reserve: min. 50 hours

Functions: Hours and minutes in the centre. Small seconds at 9 o’clock. Chronograph: Central chronograph hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock. Date indication at 4:30.

Material: Silver 925

Case back: Silver case-back engraved with the Zenith flying instruments logo

Water-resistance: 10 ATM

Dial: Brushed riveted dial with shiny reflections

Hour-markers: Arabic numerals in SuperLuminova SLN C1®SLN

Hands: Rhodium-plated, coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1®SLN

Bracelet & Buckle: Brown calfskin leather strap with rivets. Polished steel pin buckle

Price: $9,700 USD (reference: 05.2430.4069/17.I011)