Zenith was like many brands at the time growing. It had been acquired by LVMH in 1999 and in 2001 new leadership was installed in the form of CEO Thierry Nataf. link The Nataf era at Zenith lasted until 2009 and to put it nicely it isn't a period generally looked at favorably these days. The simplest way to describe it would be as link a period of excess and so I'll leave link it at that.
There link are always exceptions to the rule, right? Now and then, we come across some watches that are not quite vintage nor contemporary, but they link certainly feel worth mentioning. link And that is exactly where this Audemars Piguet belongs.