REVOLUTION DIGITAL

INTRODUCING THE ZENITH X THE RAKE AND REVOLUTION CHRONOMASTER REVIVAL REF. A3818 “COVER GIRL”

In the pantheon of watchmaking’s most iconic watches, many have received nicknames that eternally link them to famous individuals, a material or even a shape. Take, for example, names such as Paul Newman, Jo Siffert, Padellone, Bronzo, Batman… Just think of all the timepieces associated with these designations.

Among emblematic sports chronographs that have seen the light of day since the birth of the watch industry, there is only one timepiece bestowed with a sobriquet that inflames the desire of men to such an extreme — that is, of course, Zenith’s legendary El Primero Ref. A3818, otherwise known as the “Cover Girl”, thanks to its appearance on the front of Manfred Rössler’s book Zenith: Swiss Watch.

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