When building a new archive from scratch, I can emulate the missing option using the SIFT plugin to locate the newest file (before it is potentially moved into the archive), and using TOUCH /R to copy its time to the archive once its built, or - if moved into the archive - use its timestamp as saved by SIFT for TOUCH. Alternately, I can use UNZIP to list the member filestamps, and use the latest with TOUCH. In either event, it is cumbersome.
The primary purpose of this operation is to know whether or not the archive content is newer than another version, potentially conserving downloading or at least expansion time. Yes, I can emulate it, and did in a batch file I just wrote. But it adds unnecessary steps to archiving that make the internal command much less useful.
If I had votes left, I would use FEEDBACK to make it a suggestion.