Zenith and Dubai Watch Club announced the new Chronomaster Revival Dubai Watch Club Edition, a limited edition model exclusively designed for this partnership.
At Kai Enzo’s terrace overlooking the spectacular Dubai skyline, ZENITH CEO Julien Tornare and the United Arab Emirates’ first-ever watch collector group, Dubai Watch Club, came together to unveil a special rendition of its Chronomaster Revival that’s limited to 69 pieces and exclusively available to the club’s members. Based on the A384, it features a matte titanium case with a racing-inspired yellow dial and, for the first time, Eastern Arabic numerals for the counters, tachymeter scale, and even the date wheel.
Originating from a modest assembly of just ten watch enthusiasts in the summer of 2014, Dubai Watch Club has burgeoned into one of the preeminent watch communities in the region. With over 100 members, Dubai Watch Club welcomes watch enthusiasts from all walks of life who share the same passion for watchmaking and seek to share, learn, and experience the art of horology together. One of Dubai Watch Club’s most visible elements has been its pioneering collaborations with luxury watchmakers – much to the envy of non-members. For the club’s first sporty watch and first chronograph watch collaboration, they chose ZENITH.
On the club’s latest collaboration, co-founder Nawaf Al-Abdooli shared “When Dubai Watch Club decided to create a sporty chronograph, we unanimously decided it had to be a ZENITH. After all, they are the inventors of the automatic chronograph. It was a great experience bringing this project to fruition with the team at ZENITH and finding the right balance between respecting the brand and model’s heritage while giving it our own touch. We couldn’t be more thrilled about the result”.
The Chronomaster Revival Dubai Watch Club edition is a distinctive creation that imbues one of the most iconic El Primero references with a local Emirati touch. Based on the A384, a chronograph that made history as ZENITH’s first-ever El Primero chronograph in steel at the time of its unveiling in 1969, the club appreciated its retro barrel-shaped case as well as its compact proportions. Taking a page from the Chronomaster Revival Shadow that debuted in 2020, the Dubai Watch Club edition is crafted in an entirely matte-finished micro-blasted titanium case, which they chose for its lightness and decidedly muted dark grey tone.
The dial is where the Chronomaster Revival Dubai Watch Club edition truly stands out. With the desire to create a sporty edition and to perfectly contrast against the dark titanium case, it was decided to apply a bright and vivid color to the dial. Dubai Watch Club chose a warm yellow tone that evokes a speedy, sporty spirit, with contrasting grey counters matching the case. For the first time on a ZENITH dial, all the numerals in the chronograph counters, the tachymeter scale, and even the date wheel, which has been color-matched to the dial, are in Eastern Arabic. A black cordura-effect rubber strap with yellow stitches completes the unique look.
The Chronomaster Revival Dubai Watch Club edition is limited to 69 pieces and available exclusively to the club’s members.
Reference: 97.D384.400/27.C585
Movement: El Primero 400
Frequency: 36’000 VpH – 5Hz
Power reserve: 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 3 o’clock.
Finishes: Oscillating weight with “Côtes de
Genève” motif
Price: 10’500 CHF
Material: Microblasted titanium
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Case: 37mm
Crystal: Domed sapphire crystal with
anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Case-back: Transparent sapphire crystal
Dial: Matte Yellow with Hindu-arabic numerals
Hour markers: Rhodium-plated, faceted and coated
with SuperLuminova SLN C1
Hands: Rhodium-plated, faceted and coated with
SuperLuminova SLN C1
Bracelet & Buckle: Black "Cordura" effect with
yellow stitchings. 27.97.0016.002 Microblasted titanium pin
buckle.
