![]() ![]() Each time someone asked to see the prototype of the watch, I would mumble something along the lines that it was probably with collectors on the other side of the room in Miami’s ultra cool Supercar Gallery. So much so that an hour into the party, Tornare and I both toasted over the fact that every piece was spoken for. So pent up was the desire from the collector community for a modern version of the A3818 aka the legendary “Cover Girl,” bestowed with this sobriquet from its appearance on the front of Manfred Rossler’s seminal book on Zenith, that once released, our watch sold very quickly online and at the event. I have to say this watch is simply amazing and though we’ve made 250 pieces this time, I think it won’t be anywhere close to enough”Īnd the amazing thing was, he was right. We love to work on limited editions that are ambitious and bring something of real value to collectors. But we thought this would be the perfect time to try it. We had used titanium for some of our A386 style cases such as our Chronomaster ‘Shadow’ limited edition but, so far, not yet in a bracelet. Says Tornare, “At Zenith, our tradition has always been to push boundaries as we did all the way back in 1969 with the introduction of the world’s first integrated automatic chronograph movement. We took our time to develop the perfect evolution to 2020’s Revival.”Īs a testament to both Marietta and Zenith CEO Julien Tornare’s commitment to innovation, neither balked at the idea of creating Zenith’s very first full grade 5 titanium ladder bracelet for our collaboration. At the same time, we wanted to use a slightly more aggressive brushing, so if you look at the sunray brush strokes in the case of the watch, they really stand out in direct light. The polished center links perfectly complement elements like the polished bevels of the watch, and the play over the light of these surfaces is amazing. He explains, “I think this adds a beautiful sense of contrast with the brushed finishes and makes for a truly stunning watch. Romain Marietta, Zenith’s dynamic director of product development and heritage, actually experimented with many different levels of polish for the ladder bracelet, but in the end we decided on just the center links. Grade 5 titanium is the only quality of titanium that can be mirror polished in this way, and it is the material selected for serious horological finery from brands such as De Bethune. P.S., if Unimatic does another run for the U1-H in Hodinkee grey, I will consider adding a 4th watch to my future collection.Why did we do this? Partially because we wanted to give the wearer a visual clue that we’ve used grade 5 titanium for both the case of the watch and the ladder bracelet. In conclusion, and as I am putting down all my thoughts for this post, for some reason the universe is answering my call and telling me to get the Omega Seamaster 300 Bronze Gold ()ĭo you guys think the universe is making a right call here? Thr next Seamaster 300 (and please get rid of that lollipop second hand, slightly thinner would be wonderful) The next and hopefully thinner Pelagos (or a bracelet version of the FXD), so far my favorite is the LHD Longines Ultra-Chron (want to try it on!) Squale Sub-39 SuperBlue (or a similar special edition ) which has a nicer 20mm lug to lug) Have tried on the BB58, didn’t feel the connection for some reason. Looking for my 3rd and final watch of my collection (I have a GO PanoMaticLunar and a Zenith Covergirl Airweight).
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