While everyone loves the 386 El Primero, I've seen nary a mention of the Class series from the 90's, which seems to have gotten Zenith back to some resemblance of design harmony. The black and silver dial three register chronographs in 39mm case sizes really are striking, and even the Elite dress watches are great. Any particular reason why they are almost completely ignored?
Yes, I've seen this before. Great Dial design, and it has a bit of a dual personality in terms of sizing since the dial appears larger due to the thin-ish bezel, while the small lugs also make it seem smaller. How's the movement treated you so far since your piece has to be about 15 years old by now?
It got a service in Japan just before I bought it from a Swedish friend who lives there. Works just fine. At some time in its life the dial got damaged a little (can be seen at the outer scale - some small bubbles in the paint and missing paint) but the movement is just fine.