For the past few years, ZENITH has been offering rare vintage pieces that have been curated, restored and certified by the Manufacture through its ICONS programme. As part of ZENITH’s HORIZ-ON CSR initiative for a more sustainable future, the ZENITH ICONS programme contributing towards building a circular economy for its most emblematic historical references and allowing them to live on perpetually. For watch collectors, it offers unparalleled peace of mind by offering only 100% original examples that have been examined and certified by the ZENITH Manufacture’s Heritage Department and restored respectfully of the watches’ original materials and components.

While most ZENITH ICONS capsule collections so far have focused on the earlier El Primero models that have gone on to shape the contemporary Chronomaster line, ZENITH is now shining a light on another facet of heritage and one of its longest standing collections: the Pilot.

Uniting three references from the late 1960s and 1970s, the first ZENITH ICONS: PILOT capsule collection explores the professional and consumer side of ZENITH Pilot watches from that era. From purely utilitarian to imaginative and forward-thinking, these three Pilot chronograph references.